Ceryx sphenodes
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Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)
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Ceryx sphenodes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. 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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