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Cyligramma latona, the cream-striped owl, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

Cream-striped owl
Mounted specimen from Angola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Cyligramma
Species:	C. latona
Binomial name
Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
Phalaena latona Cramer, 1775 Noctua latona Cramer, 1775 Cyligramma troglodyta (Fabricius, 1794) Noctua troglodyta Fabricius, 1794

Description

Cyligramma latona has a wingspan reaching 75–100 millimetres (3.0–3.9 in). The uppersides of the wings are brown, with a yellowish band crossing all the wings and a large eyespot on the forewings. The larvae feed on Acacia species.

Distribution

This widespread and common species can be found in western Sub-Saharan Africa, including Egypt and Guinea. It can also be found in southern Africa.

Gallery

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  Illustration from Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde (1779)
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  Detail of the eyespot

References

• Zipcodezoo
• EoL
• Global species

External links

• African Moths
• Whatsthatbug

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