Ceryx diptera

Ceryx diptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Ceryx
Species:	C. diptera
Binomial name
	Ceryx diptera; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Zygaena diptera Fabricius, 1775; Sphinx atereus Stoll, [1782]; Syntomis incipiens Walker, [1865]; Psychotoe brachypecten Hampson, 1893;

Ceryx diptera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian 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. Forewings with a sub-basal, two medial, one sub-apical and two sub-marginal hyaline (glass-like) spots. Hindwings 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

Savela, Markku. "Ceryx diptera (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Savela, Markku. "Ceryx diptera (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.