Biology:Coreura cerealia
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coreura cerealia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Coreura |
| Species: | C. cerealia
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| Binomial name | |
| Coreura cerealia (Druce, 1897)[1]
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Coreura cerealia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Druce in 1897. It is found in Ecuador.
The forewings are deep black and the hindwings are rich glossy deep blue, brightest near the base. The fringe is carmine red. The head, antennae, legs and thorax are deep black and the abdomen bright glossy blue.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Coreura cerealia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=31037.
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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Wikidata ☰ Q13497411 entry
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