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Genus of moths

Cernia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae
Genus: Cernia
Walker, 1860
Species: C. amyclaria
Binomial name
Cernia amyclaria
Walker, 1860
Synonyms

Generic

  • Aspidoptera Lucas, 1900
  • Tetraspidoptera Speiser, 1902

Specific

  • Pseudoterpna diphtherina Meyrick, 1889
  • Monoctenia odontias Lower, 1894
  • Aspidoptera ambiens Lucas, 1900

Cernia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Cernia amyclaria, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1860.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cernia Walker, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Cernia
Cernia amyclaria

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