Common Wasp-Moth (Eressa confinis)

Common Wasp-Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Eressa confinis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in India (Sikkim, the Nilgiris), Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan and China.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Wasp-Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Eressa aperiens

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eressa
Species: Eressa confinis

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