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Cyme laeta Looijenga, 2021
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Cyme laeta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described in 2021 by the then 18-year-old Noortje Looijenga during her internship at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. [1] It is found in New Guinea. [2] Laeta is Latin for happy, surprise, colorful and rich in contrast. Looijenga explained that: "Of course, this refers to my joy upon discovering this new species. Moreover, Cyme laeta is slightly more strongly colored than their sister species Cyme reticulata." [3] The type specimen had been caught by Rob de Vos, her internship supervisor, during a work trip. [1] The determination that this was a different species was made by Looijenga by examining the sex organs under a microscope. [1]
Cyme laeta | |
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Species: | C. laeta
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Cyme laeta Looijenga, 2021
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Cyme laeta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described in 2021 by the then 18-year-old Noortje Looijenga during her internship at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. [1] It is found in New Guinea. [2] Laeta is Latin for happy, surprise, colorful and rich in contrast. Looijenga explained that: "Of course, this refers to my joy upon discovering this new species. Moreover, Cyme laeta is slightly more strongly colored than their sister species Cyme reticulata." [3] The type specimen had been caught by Rob de Vos, her internship supervisor, during a work trip. [1] The determination that this was a different species was made by Looijenga by examining the sex organs under a microscope. [1]