Biology:Cycnia inopinatus

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Short description: Species of moth

Cycnia inopinatus
Cycnia inopinatus – Unexpected Cycnia Moth (ID verified by Ken Childs) (14422567929).jpg
Adult
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Caterpillars feeding on Asclepias viridiflora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cycnia
Species:
C. inopinatus
Binomial name
Cycnia inopinatus
(H. Edwards, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Euchaetes inopinatus H. Edwards, 1882
  • Euchaetes nivalis Stretch, 1906
  • Ammalo tenerosa Dyar, 1913

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]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin inopinatus (meaning unexpected, surprising).

Subspecies

  • Cycnia inopinatus inopinatus
  • Cycnia inopinatus tenerosa (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13507740 entry