Cyana meyricki

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Cyana meyricki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cyana
Species:
C. meyricki
Binomial name
Cyana meyricki
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Clerckia meyrickiRothschild, 1901
  • Chionaema meyricciHampson, 1914

Cyana meyricki is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1901. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in).

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cyana meyricki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 October 2019.