Brachyglene caenea

Brachyglene caenea
Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Brachyglene
Species: B. caenea
Binomial name
Brachyglene caenea
(Drury, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena caenea Drury, 1782
  • Callimorpha caenea (Drury, 1782)
  • Scedrosa extensa Walker, 1864

Brachyglene caenea is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is restricted to south-eastern Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro south to Santa Catarina.

Description

Antennae black and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen nearly black. Wings deep brown, nearly black; the anterior having a yellow band crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; and the posterior having a broad yellow streak on the anterior edges. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 2¾ inches (70 mm).[1]

References

  1. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John, ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 3. p. 29. pl. XXI.


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