Cycnia inopinatus | |
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Adult | |
Caterpillars feeding on Asclepias viridiflora | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Cycnia |
Species: | C. inopinatus
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Binomial name | |
Cycnia inopinatus (
H. Edwards, 1882)
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Synonyms | |
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Cycnia inopinatus, the unexpected cycnia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in the United States ( Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin) [1] and Mexico. [2] The habitat consists of high quality barrens remnants.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Asclepias species. [3]
The species name is derived from Latin inopinatus (meaning unexpected, surprising).
Cycnia inopinatus | |
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Adult | |
Caterpillars feeding on Asclepias viridiflora | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Cycnia |
Species: | C. inopinatus
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Binomial name | |
Cycnia inopinatus (
H. Edwards, 1882)
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Synonyms | |
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Cycnia inopinatus, the unexpected cycnia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in the United States ( Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin) [1] and Mexico. [2] The habitat consists of high quality barrens remnants.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Asclepias species. [3]
The species name is derived from Latin inopinatus (meaning unexpected, surprising).