Cyligramma limacina

Cyligramma limacina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Senegal, Mauritius and Madagascar.

Cyligramma limacina
Cyligramma limacina. Illustration from Iconographie du Règne Animal de G. Cuvier 1829–1844 by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, who also described the species.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Cyligramma
Species:
C. limacina
Binomial name
Cyligramma limacina
(Guerin-Meneville, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Erebus limacina Guerin-Meneville, 1832
  • Cyligramma acutior Guenée, 1852
  • Cyligramma argillosa Guenée, 1852
  • Cyligramma bisignata Walker, 1858
  • Cyligramma importuna Keferstein, 1870
  • Cyligramma interlecta Keferstein, 1870


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