Cyana obscura

Cyana obscura is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Cyana obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cyana
Species:
C. obscura
Binomial name
Cyana obscura
(Hampson, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Chionaema obscura Hampson, 1900
  • Neobrocha phaeocyma Meyrick, 1886

The forewings are brown with a dark brown band near the base. The hindwings are plain pale brown.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cyana obscura (Hampson, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (2 February 2015). "Cyana obscura (Hampson, 1900)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.


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