Ceryx sphenodes
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Subfamily: | Arctiinae
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Species: | C. sphenodes
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Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)
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Ceryx sphenodes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.[1]
The moth is about 20 mm. Adults are black with transparent windows in the wings and a black and yellow banded abdomen. The hindwings are only about half the span of the forewings.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (21 December 2015). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (31 March 2014). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Categories:
- Ceryx (moth)
- Moths described in 1886
- Ceryx (moth) stubs