Cyana effracta

Cyana effracta
Cyana effracta posilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cyana
Species:
C. effracta
Binomial name
Cyana effracta
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Barsine effracta Walker, 1854
  • Chionaema pusilla Wileman, 1910
  • Chionaema effracta sumatrana van Eecke, 1927

Cyana effracta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.[1] It is found in Nepal, the north-eastern Himalayas, Taiwan, China, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.[2][3]

The larvae possibly feed on Elettaria species.

Subspecies

  • Cyana effracta effracta
  • Cyana effracta posilla Wileman, 1910 (Taiwan, China, India, Nepal)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cyana effracta (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cyana effracta posilla (Wileman)". Oriental Butterflies & Moths.
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Cyana effracta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 13, 2019.


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