Cycnia collaris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Asa Fitch in 1857. It is found in the United States from Arizona to Florida.[2]

Cycnia collaris
Adult (top), and larva (lower)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cycnia
Species:
C. collaris
Binomial name
Cycnia collaris
(Fitch, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyphantria collaris Fitch, 1857
  • Euchaetes pudens H. Edwards, 1882

Adults are on wing in April and October, possibly in two generations per year.

References edit

  1. ^ "930402.00 – 8229 – Cycnia collaris – (Fitch, 1857)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Heiman, Maury J. (August 4, 2019). "Species Cycnia collaris - Hodges#8229". BugGuide. Retrieved September 30, 2019.