Cerynea

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Cerynea
Cerynea trogobasis1.jpg
Cerynea trogobasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Boletobiinae
Genus:
Cerynea

Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • PhanaspaWalker, [1866]
  • BusmadisWalker, 1866

Cerynea is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Etymology

Cerynea is possibly derived from the hills of Cerynea, where Hercules performed the third labour (the capturing of the Cerynean Hind).

Species

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cerynea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (March 5, 2020). "Cerynea Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Busmadis Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cerynea Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved November 21, 2019.


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