Brevicyttara is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by David Stephen Fletcher and I. W. B Nye in 1982. Its only species, Brevicyttara cyclospila, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1945, is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.
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| Genus: | Brevicyttara D. S. Fletcher & Nye, 1982
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| Species: | B. cyclospila
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| Brevicyttara cyclospila (Turner, 1945)
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The wingspan is from 20 to 40 mm. The forewings are brown with dark areas at the base and a dark spot near the middle of the wing.[1]
References edit
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 July 2009). "Brevicyttara cyclospila (Turner, 1945)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.