Cerynea trogobasis

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 trogobasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Cerynea
Species:
C. trogobasis
Binomial name
Cerynea trogobasis
Hampson, 1910
Synonyms
  • Cerynea trogobasis kuhni Warren, 1913
  • Cerynea sobria Warren, 1913
  • Cerynea vivida Warren, 1913

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown, with pale broken zigzag lines outlined in dark grey across each forewing. There is a dark comma-shaped mark on the thorax and two black spots near the centre of each forewing.

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