Cyligramma latona

Cream-striped owl
Mounted specimen from Angola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Genus: Cyligramma
Species:
C. latona
Binomial name
Cyligramma latona
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena latona Cramer, 1775
  • Noctua latona Cramer, 1775
  • Cyligramma troglodyta (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Noctua troglodyta Fabricius, 1794

Cyligramma latona, the cream-striped owl, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

Description

Cyligramma latona has a wingspan reaching 75–100 millimetres (3.0–3.9 in). 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 Acacia species.

Distribution

This widespread and common species can be found in western Sub-Saharan Africa, including Egypt and Guinea. It can also be found in southern Africa.

  • Illustration from Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde (1779)
    Illustration from Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde (1779)
  • Detail of the eyespot
    Detail of the eyespot

References


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