Beautiful Cyana

Cyana bellissima (Moore, 1878)

Description:

Legs are black and white. Wing length: 28 mm.

Habitat:

Bamboo, cherry, pine and other forests. Cool to warm place. Altitude: 1,700 m.

Notes:

This moth was spotted under our terrace light.

1 Species ID Suggestions

dotun55 9 years ago

Lichen moth

Cyana sp. Cyana

16 Comments

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Hi, KarenPuracan you wanted to see its wings open, pl check my latest post which shows its ventral aspect.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks armadeus.4 for the appreciation.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks Milind for the comments.

armadeus.4 9 years ago

Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing :)

milind girdhari 9 years ago

Very wonderful !

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks MartinL and Bhagya for making it favourite.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks Johan, IvanPancic, venusflytrap2000, Studen, MahabaleshwaraB, dotun55, Reza, Rubens, LindaAlisto, beaker98, Marta, Nuwan, Nebeto, Billo and nrvero for making this beauty favourite. Thanks guys once again!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks bayucca for studying it. Could this be then a new species?

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

KarenPuracan, I've witnessed it fly, but then it's a blurrrr, however as soon as it settles on to a spot it closes its wings immediately. There's therefore, no hope of it keeping its wings open and we getting a chance to observe it!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Thanks dotun55 for the comment, ID and the refs. My posting dated Jan 11, 2024 (Cyana bianca) looks similar, but admixture of that yellow band in this species! I just loved it.