Biology:Cernia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Cernia
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Cernia

Walker, 1860
Species:
C. amyclaria
Binomial name
Cernia amyclaria
Walker, 1860
Synonyms

Generic

  • Aspidoptera Lucas, 1900
  • Tetraspidoptera Speiser, 1902

Specific

  • Pseudoterpna diphtherina Meyrick, 1889
  • Monoctenia odontias Lower, 1894
  • Aspidoptera ambiens Lucas, 1900

Cernia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Cernia amyclaria, is found in Australia . Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1]

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