Coreura cerealia

Coreura cerealia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Druce in 1897. It is found in Ecuador.

Coreura cerealia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Coreura
Species:
C. cerealia
Binomial name
Coreura cerealia
(Druce, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucyane cerealia Druce, 1897
  • Coreura adamsi Lathy, 1899
  • Coreura hampsoni Dognin, 1898

The forewings are deep black and the hindwings are rich glossy deep blue, brightest near the base. The fringe is carmine red. The head, antennae, legs and thorax are deep black and the abdomen bright glossy blue.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coreura cerealia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology


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