Cyme basitesselata explained

Cyme basitesselata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae.

Taxonomy

It was originally described as Asura basitesselata by Walter Rothschild in 1913.[1] The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) lists basitessellata as a junior subjunctive synonym of Lyclene quadrilineata Pagenstecher, 1886. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms lists Asura basitessellata as a synonym of Asura quadrilineata (Pagenstecher, 1886).[2]

It is found in New Guinea.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Rothschild . Walter . February 1913 . New Lithosianae . Novitates Zoologicae . 20 . 1 . 206 . Internet Archive.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Asura quadrilineata (Pagenstecher, 1886) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2018.
  3. Web site: De Vos . Rob . Cyme basitesselata (Rothschild, 1913) The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation . October 31, 2019.