''Ericeia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.

Species

* '' Ericeia albangula'' (Saalmüller, 1880) * ''

Ericeia amanda ''Ericeia amanda'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. The original description notes Adelaide, Australia as type locality, but the species is not known from Australia. Taxonomy Although Poo ...

'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Ericeia amplipennis'' Prout, 1922 * '' Ericeia biplagiella'' Viette, 1966 * '' Ericeia brunneistriga'' (Bethune-Baker, 1906) * '' Ericeia brunnescens'' (Snellen, 1880) * '' Ericeia canipuncta'' Prout, 1929 * '' Ericeia congregata'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Ericeia congressa'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Ericeia dysmorpha'' Prout, 1929 * ''

Ericeia elongata ''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. The larvae possibly fee ...

'' Prout, 1929 * ''

Ericeia epitheca ''Ericeia epitheca'' is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1915. It is found on New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Fergusson Island Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Island ...

'' Swinhoe, 1915 * ''

Ericeia eriophora ''Ericeia eriophora'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental tropics to the Philippines and Sulawesi. Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit di ...

'' (Guenee, 1852) * '' Ericeia fraterna'' (Moore, 1885) * ''

Ericeia goniosema ''Ericeia goniosema'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...

'' Hampson, 1922 * ''

Ericeia hirsutitarsus ''Ericeia hirsutitarsus'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the New Hebrides and the Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions ...

'' Holloway, 1977 * ''

Ericeia inangulata ''Ericeia inangulata'', the sober tabby, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics of China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and the Ma ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Ericeia korintjiensis'' Prout, 1928 * '' Ericeia leichardtii'' (Koch, 1865) * ''

Ericeia lituraria ''Ericeia lituraria'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in central and southern Africa and on the islands of the Indian Ocean. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...

'' (Saalmüller, 1880) * '' Ericeia pallidula'' Prout, 1929 * ''

Ericeia pertendens ''Ericeia pertendens'' is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to the Solomon Islands. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is ...

'' Walker, 1858 * '' Ericeia plaesiodes'' Turner, 1932 * '' Ericeia rectifascia'' Prout, 1928 * '' Ericeia rectimargo'' Prout, 1929 * ''

Ericeia rhanteria ''Ericeia rhanteria'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, w ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1914 * ''

Ericeia setosipedes ''Ericeia setosipedes'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1914 * ''

Ericeia sobria ''Ericeia sobria'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya, South Africa (Eastern Cape), Gambia, Borneo, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales. The wingspan The wingspan (or ...

'' Walker,

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Former species

* '' Ericeia aliena'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Ericeia certilinea'' Prout, 1929 * '' Ericeia euryptera'' Prout, 1929 * '' Ericeia intextilia'' (Schultze, 1908) * '' Ericeia waterstoni'' Wiltshire, 1982

References

External links

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"''Ericeia'' Walker"
''The Moths of Borneo''. Retrieved September 28, 2018. Hulodini Moth genera {{Hulodini-stub