Biology:Cycnia inopinatus
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| Adult | |
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| Caterpillars feeding on Asclepias viridiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cycnia |
| Species: | C. inopinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cycnia inopinatus (H. Edwards, 1882)
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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, Massachusetts , Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas , Virginia, Wisconsin)[1] and Mexico.[2] The habitat consists of high quality barrens remnants.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Asclepias species.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin inopinatus (meaning unexpected, surprising).
Subspecies
- Cycnia inopinatus inopinatus
- Cycnia inopinatus tenerosa (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico)
References
- ↑ "930402.00 – 8229 – Cycnia collaris – (Fitch, 1857)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cycnia inopinatus (H. Edwards, 1882)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/cycnia/#inopinatus. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ↑ BugGuide
Wikidata ☰ Q13507740 entry
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