Cyme structa (Walker, 1854) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyme structa (Walker, 1854)

Cyme structa (Walker, 1854)

This is a 20 mm wingspan Arctiinae moth found in southern Australia, whose larvae live on wallaby faeces.

Family
Genus
Cyme
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cyme structa (Walker, 1854)

Lyclene structa, also known by the scientific name Cyme structa (Walker, 1854), is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1854. This species is distributed across the southern half of Australia, with confirmed records from New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan of adult moths of this species is approximately 20 millimeters. Larvae of this moth have been observed living on wallaby faeces.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Cyme

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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