Cyligramma duplex

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cyligramma duplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Genus: Cyligramma
Species:
C. duplex
Binomial name
Cyligramma duplex
Guenée, 1852

Cyligramma duplex is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Madagascar. It is a nocturnal insect known to rest in caves during the day, where it may be preyed upon by the gecko Paroedura tanjaka.[1] Many dead individuals can reportedly be found covered with white fungus.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bourgoin, Thierry (2016-01-01). "Sex and food in a cave during daytime, a possible way to escape predators for the nocturnal Madagascar gekkonid Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000". Herpetology Notes. 9: 187−190.
  2. ^ Butler, Arthur G. (1878). "On a collection of Lepidoptera recently received from Madagascar". The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany and geology. 2: 283–297.