Cyligramma latona
Appearance
Cream-striped owl | |
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Mounted specimen from Angola | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
Genus: | Cyligramma |
Species: | C. latona
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Binomial name | |
Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
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Cyligramma latona, the cream-striped owl, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.
Description
[edit]Cyligramma latona has a wingspan reaching 75–100 millimetres (3.0–3.9 in). The uppersides of the wings are brown, with a yellowish band crossing all the wings and a large eyespot on the forewings. The larvae feed on Acacia species.
Distribution
[edit]This widespread and common species can be found in western Sub-Saharan Africa, including Egypt and Guinea. It can also be found in southern Africa.
Gallery
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Illustration from Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde (1779)
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Detail of the eyespot
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