Cyana meyricki
| Cyana meyricki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Cyana |
| Species: | C. meyricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyana meyricki (Rothschild, 1901) | |
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Cyana meyricki is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with black edges. The hindwings are black with a yellow spot in the centre.
This larvae feed on lichens and algae growing on dead wood. Pupation takes place in a cocoon which has the form of an open square mesh cage, constructed out of larval hairs held together with silk.[2]
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