Ceryx sphenodes

Ceryx sphenodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Ceryx
Species:	C. sphenodes
Binomial name
	Ceryx sphenodes; (Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
	Agaphthora sphenodes Meyrick, 1886; Ceryx darlingtoni Obraztsov, 1957;

Ceryx sphenodes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.^[1]

The moth is about 20 mm. Adults are black with transparent windows in the wings and a black and yellow banded abdomen. The hindwings are only about half the span of the forewings.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (21 December 2015). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (31 March 2014). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 October 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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[1] Savela, Markku (21 December 2015). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (31 March 2014). "Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 October 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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