Beautiful Cyana (Cyana bellissima (Moore, 1878))

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Photo by DrNamgyalTSherpa

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Legs are black and white. Wing length: 28 mm.

Habitat:

Bamboo, cherry, pine and other forests. Cool to warm place. Altitude: 1,700 m.

Notes:

This moth was spotted under our terrace light.

Species ID Suggestions

Lichen moth

Cyana sp.

Reference Link

dotun55

+ vote

Comments (16)

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Hi, KarenPuracan you wanted to see its wings open, pl check my latest post which shows its ventral aspect.

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks armadeus.4 for the appreciation.

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Milind for the comments.

Liana

Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing :)

milind girdhari

Very wonderful !

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks MartinL and Bhagya for making it favourite.

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Johan, IvanPancic, venusflytrap2000, Studen, MahabaleshwaraB, dotun55, Reza, Rubens, LindaAlisto, beaker98, Marta, Nuwan, Nebeto, Billo and nrvero for making this beauty favourite. Thanks guys once again!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks bayucca for studying it. Could this be then a new species?

DrNamgyalTSherpa

KarenPuracan, I've witnessed it fly, but then it's a blurrrr, however as soon as it settles on to a spot it closes its wings immediately. There's therefore, no hope of it keeping its wings open and we getting a chance to observe it!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks dotun55 for the comment, ID and the refs. My posting dated Jan 11, 2024 (Cyana bianca) looks similar, but admixture of that yellow band in this species! I just loved it.

bayucca

Yes, Cyana sp., but I did not find a perfect match.

dotun55

Here's an African species >> http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/28460007

dotun55

Beautiful!

MrsPbio

I would love to see it with the wings open! WOW! Love it.

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Yes MahabaleshwaraB, I agree with you. Nature is the greatest artist! Thanks anyway.

MahabaleshwaraB

wonderful, manually painted like..........