Cibyra dorita explained

Cibyra dorita is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Brazil.^[1]

The wingspan is about 33 mm. The costal and inner margins of the forewings are violaceous brown. The space between veins two to seven is dull golden, crossed by reddish veins and dull lilac-brown blotches, edged with reddish. The hindwings are buff at the base, shading to reddish on the outer margin.^[2]

External links

• Hepialidae genera

Notes and References

1. Nielsen . Ebbe S. . Robinson . Gaden S. . Wagner . David L. . 2000 . Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera) . Journal of Natural History . 34 . 6 . 823–878 . 10.1080/002229300299282 . 86004391 . 2016-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311132727/http://johngrehan.net/files/1013/8578/1218/Nielsen_et_al_2000_Hepialidae.pdf . 2016-03-11 . dead .
2. Schaus . William . William Schaus . June 1901 . 25002931 . New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II . Journal of the New York Entomological Society . 9 . 2 . 73–77.