Cyana formosana

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Cyana formosana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cyana
Species:
C. formosana
Binomial name
Cyana formosana
(Hampson, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Chionaema formosanaHampson, 1909

Cyana formosana is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1909. It is found in Taiwan. [1]

The wingspan is 31–43 mm. Adults are on wing in May. [2]

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References

  1. Wu, Shipher (December 1, 2014). "Cyana formosana (Hampson, 1909) 台雪苔蛾". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica . Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. "Cyana formosana (Hampson)". Oriental Butterflies & Moths.