| Cyligramma duplex | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
| Genus: | Cyligramma |
| Species: | C. duplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyligramma duplex
Guenée, 1852
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Cyligramma duplex is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Madagascar. It is a nocturnal insect known to rest in caves during the day, where it may be preyed upon by the gecko Paroedura tanjaka. [1] Many dead individuals can reportedly be found covered with white fungus. [2]
References
- ^ Bourgoin, Thierry (2016-01-01). "Sex and food in a cave during daytime, a possible way to escape predators for the nocturnal Madagascar gekkonid Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000". Herpetology Notes. 9: 187−190.
- ^ Butler, Arthur G. (1878). "On a collection of Lepidoptera recently received from Madagascar". The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology. 2: 283–297.
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| Cyligramma duplex | |
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|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
| Genus: | Cyligramma |
| Species: | C. duplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyligramma duplex
Guenée, 1852
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Cyligramma duplex is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Madagascar. It is a nocturnal insect known to rest in caves during the day, where it may be preyed upon by the gecko Paroedura tanjaka. [1] Many dead individuals can reportedly be found covered with white fungus. [2]
References
- ^ Bourgoin, Thierry (2016-01-01). "Sex and food in a cave during daytime, a possible way to escape predators for the nocturnal Madagascar gekkonid Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000". Herpetology Notes. 9: 187−190.
- ^ Butler, Arthur G. (1878). "On a collection of Lepidoptera recently received from Madagascar". The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology. 2: 283–297.
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