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Cercopimorpha sylva

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Cercopimorpha sylva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cercopimorpha
Species:
C. sylva
Binomial name
Cercopimorpha sylva
Schaus, 1920

Cercopimorpha sylva is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in Costa Rica[1] and Guatemala.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are dark slate, tinged with lilacine and with dark brown veins. The hindwings are fuscous, somewhat semihyaline through and beyond the cell. Adults have been recorded in forests during the day.

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