Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Erebidae (Tiger, tussock and owlet moths)

Cerocala sp. Boisduval, 1828

  • Cerocala algiriae/sana, male  8621
    Cerocala sp. Boisduval, 1828     
    Cerocala algiriae/sana, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-12 14:24:34
    Image number: 8621
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-12 14:24:34

  • Cerocala algiriae/sana, male  8622
    Cerocala sp. Boisduval, 1828     
    Cerocala algiriae/sana, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-12 14:21:15
    Image number: 8622
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-12 14:21:15

  • Cerocala algiriae/sana, male  8623
    Cerocala sp. Boisduval, 1828     
    Cerocala algiriae/sana, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-12 14:20:46
    Image number: 8623
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-12 14:20:46


Classification:
Cerocala sp. belongs to the subfamily Erebinae, tribe Ophiusini.
Note:
In the Canary Islands, the two species Cerocala algiriae Oberthür, 1876 and Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 (synonym: Cerocala rothschildi Turati, 1924) were detected.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pedro Oromí & Marcos Báez: Lista de especies silvestres de canarias, Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres, 2009, Arthropoda, 189-366, Gobierno de Canarias