| Cerynea contentaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Cerynea |
| Species: | C. contentaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerynea contentaria (Walker, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cerynea contentaria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. [1] [2]
This species is found in areas of Sri Lanka and Borneo.
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance.
Alexander Walker Scott was an Australian entomologist mainly interested in butterflies.
Cerynea is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Narulla is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Narulla infixaria, is found in Venezuela. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker, the genus in 1861 and the species a year later in 1862.
Eucyclodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. According to the Catalogue of Life as of March 2017, only E. buprestaria is included in the genus. Other species are categorized into Chloromachia.
Idaea tacturata, the dot-lined wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the US from Virginia to Florida, west to south-eastern coastal Texas.
Macaria aemulataria, the common angle moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Oregon and Alberta.
Comostola laesaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Sundaland, northern Australia, Singapore, and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Cerynea trogobasis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Queensland in Australia and the Kai Islands of Indonesia.
Cerynea tetramelanosticta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Emilio Berio in 1954. It is found in Tanzania and in Mauritius.
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Dysaethria is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. It was described by Turner in 1911. The species of this genus occur mainly in Asia and in Australia.
Cerynea porphyrea is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Cerynea fissilinea is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Madagascar.
Cerynea ochreana is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
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Cerynea thermesialis, the hot snout, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found throughout subtropical Africa, from Sierra Leone to Madagascar; and from Kenya to South Africa.
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Cerynea ustula is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.
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