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Erbessa
Erbessa is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the lowlands of the Neotropics, usually at elevations of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft), but sometimes as high as 1,800 m (5,900 ft). Moths in this genus are colorful and striking with bright orange-yellow to metallic blue wings. The length of the forewings is 11.0–26.0 mm for males and 12.5–30.0 mm for females. The host ecology of the genus is very poorly known, with hosts documented for only 10 species, but the genus seems to depend on Melastomataceae plants, especially those in the genus Miconia.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Erbessa pyraloides
speciesErbessa pyraloides
Erbessa semimarginata
speciesErbessa semimarginata
Erbessa graba
speciesErbessa graba
Erbessa prolifera
speciesErbessa prolifera
Erbessa regis
speciesErbessa regis
Erbessa cingulina
speciesErbessa cingulina
Erbessa dominula
speciesErbessa dominula
Erbessa lindigii
speciesErbessa lindigii
Erbessa maera
speciesErbessa maera
Erbessa pales
speciesErbessa pales
Erbessa longiplaga
speciesErbessa longiplaga
Erbessa priverna
speciesErbessa priverna
Erbessa cassandra
speciesErbessa cassandra
Erbessa biplagiata
speciesErbessa biplagiata
Erbessa primula
speciesErbessa primula
Erbessa thiaucourti
speciesErbessa thiaucourti
Erbessa inaria
speciesErbessa inaria
Erbessa salvini
speciesErbessa salvini
Erbessa quadricolor
speciesErbessa quadricolor
Erbessa conigera
speciesErbessa conigera
Erbessa tegyroides
speciesErbessa tegyroides
Erbessa albilinea
speciesErbessa albilinea
Erbessa josia
speciesErbessa josia
Erbessa ovia
speciesErbessa ovia
Erbessa mimica
speciesErbessa mimica
Erbessa semiplaga
speciesErbessa semiplaga
Erbessa continens
speciesErbessa continens
Erbessa stroudi
speciesErbessa stroudi
Erbessa avara
speciesErbessa avara
Erbessa desmotrichoides
speciesErbessa desmotrichoides
Erbessa evippe
speciesErbessa evippe
Erbessa evippoides
speciesErbessa evippoides
Erbessa basivitta
speciesErbessa basivitta
Erbessa integra
speciesErbessa integra
Erbessa macropoecila
speciesErbessa macropoecila
Erbessa prouti
speciesErbessa prouti
Erbessa citrina
speciesErbessa citrina
Erbessa capena
speciesErbessa capena
Erbessa sobria
speciesErbessa sobria
Erbessa umbrifera
speciesErbessa umbrifera
Erbessa decolorata
speciesErbessa decolorata
Erbessa depravata
speciesErbessa depravata
Erbessa saga
speciesErbessa saga
Erbessa labana
speciesErbessa labana
Erbessa clite
speciesErbessa clite
Erbessa ursula
speciesErbessa ursula
Erbessa leechi
speciesErbessa leechi
Erbessa alea
speciesErbessa alea
Erbessa augusta
speciesErbessa augusta
Erbessa celata
speciesErbessa celata
Erbessa corvica
speciesErbessa corvica
Erbessa cuneiplaga
speciesErbessa cuneiplaga
Erbessa mitys
speciesErbessa mitys
Erbessa papula
speciesErbessa papula
Erbessa projecta
speciesErbessa projecta
Erbessa seducta
speciesErbessa seducta
Erbessa tapajoza
speciesErbessa tapajoza
Erbessa unimacula
speciesErbessa unimacula
Erbessa lamasi
speciesErbessa lamasi
Erbessa euryzona
speciesErbessa euryzona
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 578717.