Cyligramma latona

Cream-striped owl
Mounted specimen from Angola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cyligramma
Species: C. latona
Binomial name
Cyligramma latona
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena latona Cramer, 1775
  • Noctua latona Cramer, 1775
  • Cyligramma troglodyta (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Noctua troglodyta Fabricius, 1794

Cyligramma latona, also known by the common name Cream-striped owl, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

Description

Cyligramma latona ha a wingspan reaching 75–100 millimetres (3.0–3.9 in). The uppersides of the wings are brown, with a yellowish band crossing all the wings and a large eyespot on the forewings. The larvae feed on Acacia species.

Distribution

This widespread and common species can be found in western subsaharan Africa, including Egypt and Guinea.

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