Callizygaena auratus

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Callizygaena auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Zygaenidae
Genus:
Callizygaena
Species:
C. auratus
Binomial name
Callizygaena auratus
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx auratusCramer, [1779]
  • Callizygaena nivimaculaFelder, 1874
  • Tascia ganaSwinhoe, 1891
  • Callizygaena auricinctaSwinhoe, 1892

Callizygaena auratus is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. [1] It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779 from Sri Lanka. One subspecies is recognized, C. a. nivimaculaFelder & Felder, 1874. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Callizygaena auratus (Cramer, [1779])". Insecta.pro. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Callizygaena Felder in Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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