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Cyligramma latona

Cyligramma latona

(Cramer, 1775)

Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

 Cyligramma latona has a wingspan reaching . 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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cyligramma latona. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
188872808/08/2023KenyaValle del RiftZebra Plains Mara CampsPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cyligramma latona – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.