Ceryx sphenodes
| Ceryx sphenodes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Ceryx |
| Species: | C. sphenodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886) | |
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Ceryx sphenodes is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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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