Cyana subornata

Cyana subornata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in India,[1] Borneo[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]

Cyana subornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cyana
Species:
C. subornata
Binomial name
Cyana subornata
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Bizone subornata Walker, 1854
  • Bizone linatula Swinhoe, 1891
  • Bizone subornata Moore, 1882
  • Chionaema subornata Hampson, 1900
  • Cyana subornata Arora, 1983

Description

It has a wingspan of 36 mm. It is characterized by three black spots on its forewings in curved appearance in both sexes. Forewings with the single underside lobe and bands without black edges. Terminal band is not dentate.[1]

References

  1. "Records of the Zoological Survey of India" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cyana subornata (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
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