Cycnia

Cycnia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1]

Cycnia
Cycnia tenera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Phaegopterina
Genus:	Cycnia Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
Tanada Walker, 1856

Species

• Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857)
• Cycnia inopinatus H. Edwards, 1882 – unexpected cycnia
• Cycnia niveola Strand, 1919
• Cycnia oregonensis Stretch, 1874 – Oregon cycnia

Cycnia tenera

• Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 – delicate cycnia
• "Cycnia" rubida Walker, 1864
• "Cycnia" sparsigutta Walker, 1864

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Cycnia Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

• Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". Zookeys. 264: 85-123. doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4304.
• Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1–239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414
• Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2013). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". Zookeys. 264: 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4443.

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cycnia Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
• "Cycnia Inopinatus". a Cycnia research blog.