Brachyglene caenea is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is restrictedto south-eastern Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro south to Santa Catarina.
Antennae black and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen nearly black. Wings deep brown, nearly black; the anterior having a yellow band crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; and the posterior having a broad yellow streak on the anterior edges. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan inches (70 mm).[1]