Cibyra ferruginosa
| Cibyra ferruginosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Cibyra |
| Species: | C. ferruginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cibyra ferruginosa Walker, 1856 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cibyra ferruginosa is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known to live in the northeastern region of Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is about 40–68 mm. The forewings are reddish brown shaded with grey on the basal half of the inner margin and within the outer line. There is an oblique darker shade from the base of the subcostal area to the middle of the inner margin. The outer line is dark grey, shaded with lighter grey, and followed by a reddish brown shade. There are subterminal greyish spots between the veins, as well as some silvery white spots outlined with black. The hindwings are blackish brown with a light brown outer margin.[2]
References
- ↑ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II
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