Ercheia dubia
Species of moth
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Ercheia dubia is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1874.[1] It is found in Asia (including Korea and Japan) and in Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland) and New Guinea
| Ercheia dubia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ercheia |
| Species: | E. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ercheia dubia (Butler, 1874) | |
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The wingspan is 45–53 mm.
The adult moth of this species is grey or brown, with two large black patches on each forewing: one at the base and one at the wing tip. The hindwings are darker, and each has a large central white spot.[2]
