''Ceryx'' is a genus of moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was described by
Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (8 June 1823 – 25 October 1894) was a Swedish clergyman and entomologist.
Biography
He was born in Lund, Sweden.
Wallengren became a student at Lund University from 1842, was ordained a priest in 1847 and was appo ...
in 1863.
Species
Former species
* ''
Ceryx aurantiobasis''
Rothschild, 1910
References
*Smetacek, Peter (2010)
"A new species of ''Ceryx'' Wallengren (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) from the Kumaon Himalaya, India" ''Zoos' Print Journal''. 2 (5): 894–895.
External links
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Syntomini
Moth genera
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