Cyana meyricki

Cyana meyricki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Cyana
Species: C. meyricki
Binomial name
Cyana meyricki
(Rothschild, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Clerckia meyricki Rothschild, 1901
  • Chionaema meyricci Hampson, 1914

Cyana meyricki is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with black edges. The hindwings are black with a yellow spot in the centre.

This larvae feed on lichens and algae growing on dead wood. Pupation takes place in a cocoon which has the form of an open square mesh cage, constructed out of larval hairs held together with silk.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cyana at funet
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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