Biology:Cerynea
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Cerynea trogobasis | |
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| Genus: | Cerynea Walker, 1859
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Cerynea is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3][4]
Etymology
Cerynea is possibly derived from the hills of Cerynea, where Hercules performed the third labour (the capturing of the Cerynean Hind).
Species
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Cerynea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=270493.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (March 5, 2020). "Cerynea Walker, 1859". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/boletobiinae/cerynea/. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Busmadis Walker, 1866". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=4443.0. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Cerynea Walker, 1859". http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/811100. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q1366628 entry
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