Cyana effracta

Cyana effracta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.[1] It is found in Nepal, the north-eastern Himalayas, Taiwan, China, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Cyana effracta
Cyana effracta posilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cyana
Species:
C. effracta
Binomial name
Cyana effracta
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Barsine effracta Walker, 1854
  • Chionaema pusilla Wileman, 1910
  • Chionaema effracta sumatrana van Eecke, 1927

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.[2] Adults have a slightly translucent appearance. There are three pale red fasciae on the forewings, evenly spaced across the central part of the wing. The hindwings are white but with diffuse grey subbasal and submarginal bands and a discal spot.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Elettaria species.

Subspecies
  • Cyana effracta effracta
  • Cyana effracta posilla Wileman, 1910 (Taiwan, China, India, Nepal)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Cyana effracta (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. "Cyana effracta posilla (Wileman)". Oriental Butterflies & Moths.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Cyana effracta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 13, 2019.


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