Ericeia elongata
Species of moth
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Ericeia elongata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to New Guinea and Australia (Queensland). The habitat consists of lowland forests, including heath and alluvial forests.
| Ericeia elongata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ericeia |
| Species: | E. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericeia elongata | |
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The larvae possibly feed on Acacia species.
Taxonomy
The species was formerly included in Ericeia inangulata as a synonym.[2]