Brevicyttara

Brevicyttara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Subfamily:	Zeuzerinae
Genus:	Brevicyttara ; D. S. Fletcher & Nye, 1982
Species:	B. cyclospila
Binomial name
	Brevicyttara cyclospila; (Turner, 1945)
Synonyms
	BrachycyttaraTurner, 1945; Brachycyttara cyclospilaTurner, 1945;

Last updated August 10, 2025

Brevicyttara is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by David Stephen Fletcher and I. W. B Nye in 1982. Its only species, Brevicyttara cyclospila, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1945, is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is from 20 to 40 mm. The forewings are brown with dark areas at the base and a dark spot near the middle of the wing.^[1]

References

↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 July 2009). "Brevicyttara cyclospila (Turner, 1945)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 July 2009). "Brevicyttara cyclospila (Turner, 1945)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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