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Cibyra brunnea

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Cibyra brunnea is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Venezuela and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are light brown, the costa spotted with black. There is a basal and inner oblique row of dark brown spots, as well as a median row of large brown spots. There are also three silvery spots and a broad outer brown shade, edged on either side with dark brown and then fawn. The hindwings are dull blackish brown.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ^ Schaus, William (June 1901). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (2): 73–77. JSTOR 25002931. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Cibyra brunnea: Brief Summary

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Cibyra brunnea is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Venezuela and Peru.

The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are light brown, the costa spotted with black. There is a basal and inner oblique row of dark brown spots, as well as a median row of large brown spots. There are also three silvery spots and a broad outer brown shade, edged on either side with dark brown and then fawn. The hindwings are dull blackish brown.

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