Cerynea trogobasis

Cerynea trogobasis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1] It is found in Queensland in Australia and the Kai Islands of Indonesia.[2]

Cerynea trogobasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Cerynea
Species:
C. trogobasis
Binomial name
Cerynea trogobasis
Hampson, 1910
Synonyms
  • Cerynea trogobasis kuhni Warren, 1913
  • Cerynea sobria Warren, 1913
  • Cerynea vivida Warren, 1913

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown, with pale broken zigzag lines outlined in dark grey across each forewing. There is a dark comma-shaped mark on the thorax and two black spots near the centre of each forewing.[3]

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Savela, Markku (September 7, 2017). "Cerynea trogobasis Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 September 2019). "Cerynea trogobasis Hampson, 1910". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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