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| Erebus macrops (Owl Moth)
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: January 23, 2015
Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Erebus
Species:
E.
macrops
Binomial name: Erebus macrops Linnaeus, 1768
Other Names: Owl Moth
Special feature: It
is one of a large moth of Noctuidae
species and its wingspan is 12 cm.
There are 36 species of moth in the genus.
2 comments:
I also found common owl moth (erebus marcops) on pakyong. What is it's status? Is it threatened or it is common in sikkim?
Hi..i am sorry i don't know much but i am sure you don't see this moth more often.
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