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Cerynea

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Cerynea
Cerynea trogobasis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Cerynea
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Phanaspa Walker, [1866]
  • Busmadis Walker, 1866

Cerynea is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3][4]

Etymology

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Cerynea is possibly derived from the hills of Cerynea, where Hercules performed the third labour (the capturing of the Cerynean Hind).

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cerynea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (March 5, 2020). "Cerynea Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Busmadis Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cerynea Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved November 21, 2019.