Cerynea trogobasis Hampson, 1910
 (one synonym : Cerynea kuhni Warren, 1913)
ACONTIINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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Stella Crossley

Cerynea trogobasis
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Mission Beach, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species is pale brown, with pale broken zigzag lines outlined in dark grey across each forewing. There are a dark comma-shaped mark on the thorax and two black spots near the middle of each forewing. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Cerynea trogobasis
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    George F. Hampson,
    Noctuidae,
    Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum,
    Volume 10 (1910), p. 209, No. 5322.

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    (updated 9 April 2013, 2 October 2025)