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Ceryx kuehni

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Ceryx kuehni
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C. kuehni
Binomial name
Ceryx kuehni

Ceryx kuehni is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Taam Island, west of Key Islands.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. Adults are entirely black, the forewings with an enormous patch below the cell reaching to the outer margin. The hindwings are yellowish hyaline with black margins.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceryx kuehni​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Descriptions of new Syntomidae