Ceryx sphenodes

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]

Ceryx sphenodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Ceryx
Species:
C. sphenodes
Binomial name
Ceryx sphenodes
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Agaphthora sphenodes Meyrick, 1886
  • Ceryx darlingtoni Obraztsov, 1957

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
  1. Savela, Markku (21 December 2015). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (31 March 2014). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 October 2019.


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