''Cyme laeta'' is a
moth of the subfamily
Arctiinae first described in 2021 by the then 18-year-old Noortje Looijenga during her internship at the
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands.
It is found in
New Guinea. ''Laeta'' is
Latin for happy, surprise, colorful and rich in contrast. Looijenga explained that: "Of course, this refers to my joy upon discovering this new species. Moreover, ''Cyme laeta'' is slightly more strongly colored than their sister species ''
Cyme reticulata
''Lyclene reticulata'' is a species of lichen moths of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Queensland, Australia, as well as on Ambon, Seram, Timor, Batchian, Aru Aru or ARU may refer to:
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The
type specimen had been caught by Rob de Vos, her internship supervisor, during a work trip.
The determination that this was a different species was made by Looijenga by examining the
sex organs under a
microscope.
References
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Nudariina
Moths of New Guinea
Moths described in 2021