''Cyligramma latona'', the cream-striped owl, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

Description

''Cyligramma latona'' has a wingspan reaching . 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 ''

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'' species.

Distribution

This widespread and common species can be found in western

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, including

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and

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. It can also be found in southern Africa.

Gallery

File:Cramer&Stoll-uitlandsche kapellen vol. 1- plate 013.jpg, Illustration from ''Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde'' (1779) File:Cyligramma latona, oogvlek, a, Pretoria.jpg, Detail of the eyespot

References

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Global species

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Catocalinae Owlet moths of Africa Moths of the Comoros Moths of Madagascar Moths of Seychelles Moths of the Middle East Moths described in 1775 {{Catocalinae-stub