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