Cerynea thermesialis Walker, 1865 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cerynea thermesialis Walker, 1865

Cerynea thermesialis Walker, 1865

The hot snout (Cerynea thermesialis) is an Erebidae moth found across much of subtropical Africa.

Family
Genus
Cerynea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cerynea thermesialis Walker, 1865

Scientific name: Cerynea thermesialis Walker, 1865. Cerynea thermesialis, commonly called the hot snout, is a moth species that belongs to the Erebidae family. It was first described by Francis Walker, originally cited as described in 1866. This species is found across subtropical Africa, with its distribution ranging from Sierra Leone to Madagascar, and from Kenya to South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Cerynea

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