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]
Cyligramma duplex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
Genus: | Cyligramma |
Species: | C. duplex
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Binomial name | |
Cyligramma duplex Guenée, 1852
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.