Ceryx diptera
| Ceryx diptera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Ceryx |
| Species: | C. diptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceryx diptera (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Ceryx diptera is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1775. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[1] In male, the body is black. Frons, collar and tegulae are yellow. Fore wings with a sub-basal, two medial, one sub-apical and two sub-marginal hyaline spots. Hind wings with a sub-basal joined to a sub-marginal spot. tarsi black. Female is similar to male, but differ with the abdomen dilated and with a tuft of ochreous hairs.[2]
References
- ↑ Ceryx at funet
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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