Coreura cerealia

Coreura cerealia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Coreura
Species: C. cerealia
Binomial name
Coreura cerealia
(Druce, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucyane cerealia Druce, 1897
  • Coreura adamsi Lathy, 1899
  • Coreura hampsoni Dognin, 1898

Coreura cerealia is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Druce in 1897. It is found in Ecuador.

The forewings are deep black and the hindwings are rich glossy deep blue, brightest near the base. The fringe is carmine-red. The head, antennae, legs and thorax are deep black and the abdomen bright glossy blue.[2]

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