Cycnia inopinatus

Cycnia inopinatus
	Adult
	Caterpillars feeding on Asclepias viridiflora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Cycnia
Species:	C. inopinatus
Binomial name
	Cycnia inopinatus; (H. Edwards, 1882)
Synonyms
	Euchaetes inopinatus H. Edwards, 1882; Euchaetes nivalis Stretch, 1906; Ammalo tenerosa Dyar, 1913;

Cycnia inopinatus, the unexpected cycnia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by H. Edwards in 1882. It is found in the United States (Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin)^[1] and Mexico.^[2] The habitat consists of high quality barrens remnants.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Asclepias species.^[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin inopinatus (meaning unexpected, surprising).

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