Ceryx kuehni

Ceryx kuehni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Ceryx
Species: C. kuehni
Binomial name
Ceryx kuehni
Rothschild, 1910

Ceryx kuehni is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Taam Island, west of Key Islands.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. Adults are entirely black, the forewings with an enormous patch below the cell reaching to the outer margin. The hindwings are yellowish hyaline with black margins.[2]

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