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Eudocima tyrannus

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Eudocima tyrannus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eudocima
Species:
E. tyrannus
Binomial name
Eudocima tyrannus
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Ophideres tyrannus Guenée, 1852
  • Ophideres amurensis Staudinger, 1892
  • Adris tyrannus

Eudocima tyrannus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, India, eastern China, the Philippines and Japan.

Larva in Saitama, Japan
Adult moth in Kōchi, Japan

The wingspan is about 95 mm.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Eudocima tyrannus (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 22, 2019.