Cyana effracta

Cyana effracta
Cyana effracta
Cyana effracta posilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Cyana
Species: C. effracta
Binomial name
Cyana effracta
(Walker, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Barsine effracta Walker, 1854
  • Chionaema pusilla Wileman, 1910
  • Chionaema effracta sumatrana van Eecke, 1927

Cyana effracta is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, China, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

The wingspan is 22-30 mm.[2] Adults have a slightly translucent appearance. There are three pale red fasciae on the forewings, evenly spaced across the central part of the wing. The hindwings are white but with diffuse grey subbasal and submarginal bands and a discal spot.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Elettaria species.

Subspecies

  • Cyana effracta effracta
  • Cyana effracta posilla Wileman, 1910 (Taiwan, China, India, Nepal)

References

  1. ^ Cyana at funet
  2. ^ Oriental Butterflies & Moths
  3. ^ The Moths of Borneo
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