Cyana meyricki
Cyana meyricki is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1901. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.
| Cyana meyricki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cyana |
| Species: | C. meyricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyana meyricki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with black edges. The hindwings are black with a yellow spot in the centre.
This larvae feed on lichens and algae growing on dead wood. Pupation takes place in a cocoon which has the form of an open square mesh cage, constructed out of larval hairs held together with silk.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Cyana meyricki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Cyana meyricki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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