''Cyana effracta'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
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first described by
Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in
Nepal, the north-eastern
Himalayas,
Taiwan,
China
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,
Burma,
Peninsular Malaysia,
Sumatra
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and
Borneo.
The
wingspan is 22–30 mm.
The larvae possibly feed on ''
Elettaria'' species.
Subspecies
*''Cyana effracta effracta''
*''Cyana effracta posilla''
Wileman, 1910 (Taiwan, China, India, Nepal)
References
Moths described in 1854
Cyana
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