''Cycnia'' is a
genus of
tiger 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'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1818.
Species
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Cycnia collaris
''Cycnia collaris'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Asa Fitch in 1857. It is found in the United States from Arizona to Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is ...
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(Fitch, 1857)
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Cycnia inopinatus
''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, Massach ...
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H. Edwards, 1882 – unexpected cycnia
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Cycnia niveola
''Cycnia niveola'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1919. It is found in Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Repú ...
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Strand, 1919
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Cycnia oregonensis
''Cycnia oregonensis'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in most of North America, from coast to coast and from the border with Mexico north to central Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen pro ...
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Stretch, 1874 – Oregon cycnia
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Cycnia tenera
''Cycnia tenera'', the dogbane tiger moth or delicate cycnia, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It occurs throughout North America, from southern British Columbia to Nova Scotia southwards to Arizona and Florida. The species is distasteful and th ...
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Hübner, 1818 – delicate cycnia
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"Cycnia" rubida''
Walker, 1864
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"Cycnia" sparsigutta''
Walker, 1864
References
* Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on ''Chytolita'' Grote (Erebidae) and ''Hydraecia'' Guenée (Noctuidae)". ''Zookeys''. 264: 85-123. .
* Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys''. 40: 1–239.
* Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2013). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''Zookeys''. 264: 227–236. .
External links
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"Cycnia Inopinatus" a ''Cycnia'' research blog.
Phaegopterina
Moth genera
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