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Ceryx sphenodes

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Ceryx sphenodes
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C. sphenodes
Binomial name
Ceryx sphenodes
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Agaphthora sphenodes Meyrick, 1886
  • Ceryx darlingtoni Obraztsov, 1957

Ceryx sphenodes is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).[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]

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