Cycnia inopinatus, the unexpected cycnia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in the United States (Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin)[1] and Mexico.[2] The habitat consists of high quality barrens remnants.
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| Adult | |
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| Caterpillars feeding on Asclepias viridiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cycnia |
| Species: | C. inopinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cycnia inopinatus (H. Edwards, 1882)
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The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.
Etymology
editThe species name is derived from Latin inopinatus (meaning unexpected, surprising).
Subspecies
edit- Cycnia inopinatus inopinatus
- Cycnia inopinatus tenerosa (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico)
References
edit- ^ "930402.00 – 8229 – Cycnia collaris – (Fitch, 1857)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cycnia inopinatus (H. Edwards, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ BugGuide