Cocytia
Cocytia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cocytia durvillii, an uncommon day-flying moth found in lowland areas of the Moluccas, Aru, and New Guinea. The species has clear wings bordered with black, with an orange patch at the base of each forewing and long antennae, thicker at the outer end. Both the genus and species were first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1828.[2][3][4]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Cocytia Boisduval, 1828 |
| Species: | C. durvillii |
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| Cocytia durvillii Boisduval, 1828 | |
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Subspecies
- Cocytia durvillii durvillii (Papua New Guinea)
- Cocytia durvillii chlorosoma Butler, 1875 (Aru)
- Cocytia durvillii aurantiaca Rothschild, 1897 (Tenimber)
- Cocytia durvillii ribbei Druce, 1884 (Aru)
- Cocytia durvillii veitschi Butler, 1884 (Batchian)
References
- Savela, Markku (July 24, 2019). "Cocytia Boisduval, 1829". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- De Vos, Rob; Zilli, Alberto. "Cocytia durvillii Boisduval, 1828 | The Cocytiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cocytia durvillii Boisduval 1828". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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