Ceryx guttulosa

Ceryx guttulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Ceryx
Species: C. guttulosa
Binomial name
Ceryx guttulosa
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis guttulosa Walker, [1865]
  • Agaphthora melanora Meyrick, 1886
  • Syntomis metan Pagenstecher, 1886

Ceryx guttulosa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Aru, the Key Islands and in Australia (Queensland: Cape York),[1] Malaysia and Thailand.

Adults have black wings with translucent orange windows. There are transverse black and yellow bands on the body.[2]

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