Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826

Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826

Cerma cerintha (the tufted bird dropping moth) is a Noctuidae owlet moth first described in 1826, with MONA/Hodges number 9062.

Family
Genus
Cerma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826

Cerma cerintha, commonly called the tufted bird dropping moth, is a species of owlet moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1826. It is cataloged as number 9062 under the MONA (Moths of North America) or Hodges numbering system.

Photo: (c) solomon v. hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by solomon v. hendrix · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Cerma

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

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