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'''''Erygia apicalis''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Erebidae]] family.<ref>[https://books.google.nl/books?id=nVL9lAjFY-gC&pg=PA371&lpg=PA371&dq=Erebus+candidii&source=bl&ots=aTz8Nv3LYo&sig=YamW7Y0zpcq9TsKSZOY8qkCrLTQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=LSXSVITgKsjsUtKbg_AO&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=Erebus%20candidii&f=false Lepidopterorum Catalogus]</ref> It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to [[Japan]], [[Australia]] (where it has been recorded from the [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]]) and the [[Solomon Islands]]. The habitat consists of lowland areas, including dry heath forests and softwood plantations. |
'''''Erygia apicalis''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Erebidae]] family.<ref>[https://books.google.nl/books?id=nVL9lAjFY-gC&pg=PA371&lpg=PA371&dq=Erebus+candidii&source=bl&ots=aTz8Nv3LYo&sig=YamW7Y0zpcq9TsKSZOY8qkCrLTQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=LSXSVITgKsjsUtKbg_AO&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=Erebus%20candidii&f=false Lepidopterorum Catalogus]</ref> It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of [[India]]], [[Sri Lanka]] to [[Japan]], [[Australia]] (where it has been recorded from the [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]]) and the [[Solomon Islands]]. The habitat consists of lowland areas, including dry heath forests and softwood plantations. |
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==Description== |
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The [[wingspan]] is about 40 mm. The forewings are brown with a complex pattern. The hindwings are uniform pale brown.<ref>[http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/apicalis.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia]</ref> |
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The [[wingspan]] is about 40mm.<ref>[http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/apicalis.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia]</ref> Head and thorax consist of dark reddish brown scales. Abdomen possess reddish brown dorsal tufts. Male has black anal tufts. Fore wings are dark and reddish brown with numerous indistinct waved lines. The sub-basal, irregular antemedial and postmedial lines are excurved beyond the cell being the most conspicuous character. A red-brown band found inside the antemedial line which runs from cell to inner margin. There are some red-brown marks found near apex and outer angle, and a crenulate marginal line as well. Hind wings are fuscous with a reddish patch near center of outer margin.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207319 | title=The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii | publisher=Digital Library of India | date=1892 | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Hampson G. F. | pages=558}}</ref> |
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Caterpillar dark brown in color with yellow speckles. Ventrally pale green with a red mark under each segment. Branched filaments project out of the sides. First two proleg pairs reduced, so it shows looping movements.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852 |publisher=Butterfly House |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/apicalis.html}}</ref> |
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The larvae feed on ''[[Acacia]]'', ''[[Albizia]]'', ''[[Desmodium]]'', ''[[Flemingia]]'', ''[[Pueraria]]'' and ''[[Wisteria]]'' species.<ref>[http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_i/miscellaneousi_1_1.php The Moths of Borneo]</ref> They are dark brown with yellow speckles. |
The larvae feed on ''[[Acacia]]'', ''[[Albizia]]'', ''[[Desmodium]]'', ''[[Flemingia]]'', ''[[Pueraria]]'' and ''[[Wisteria]]'' species.<ref>[http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_i/miscellaneousi_1_1.php The Moths of Borneo]</ref> They are dark brown with yellow speckles. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Erygia |
| Species: | E. apicalis
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| Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852[1]
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Erygia apicalis is a moth of the Erebidae family.[2] It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India], Sri Lanka to Japan, Australia (where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales) and the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland areas, including dry heath forests and softwood plantations.
Description
The wingspan is about 40mm.[3] Head and thorax consist of dark reddish brown scales. Abdomen possess reddish brown dorsal tufts. Male has black anal tufts. Fore wings are dark and reddish brown with numerous indistinct waved lines. The sub-basal, irregular antemedial and postmedial lines are excurved beyond the cell being the most conspicuous character. A red-brown band found inside the antemedial line which runs from cell to inner margin. There are some red-brown marks found near apex and outer angle, and a crenulate marginal line as well. Hind wings are fuscous with a reddish patch near center of outer margin.[4]
Caterpillar dark brown in color with yellow speckles. Ventrally pale green with a red mark under each segment. Branched filaments project out of the sides. First two proleg pairs reduced, so it shows looping movements.[5]
The larvae feed on Acacia, Albizia, Desmodium, Flemingia, Pueraria and Wisteria species.[6] They are dark brown with yellow speckles.
References
- ^ taxapad.com
- ^ Lepidopterorum Catalogus
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852. Butterfly House.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
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