Cymbalophora rivularis

Cymbalophora rivularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Cymbalophora
Species:	C. rivularis
Binomial name
Cymbalophora rivularis (Ménétries, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
Chelonia rivularis Ménétries, 1832 Euprepia rivularis Euprepia rivularis dannehli Turati in Dannehl, 1928 Euprepia rivularis perversa Turati in Dannehl, 1928

Cymbalophora rivularis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1832. It is found in central Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, western Iran, Dagestan, Armenia and western Azerbaijan.[2][3]

These species can be easily distinguished as C. rivularis because they are smaller and have a yellowish abdomen, and exhibits three black spots on the inferior margin of their forewings. Furthermore, the female is brachypterous, whilst the female of the congeneric species, Cymbalophora pudica, is fully winged.[4]

The wingspan of the male is 20–30 mm.[5]

The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Plantago species.[6]

Similar species

• Chelis maculosa
• Cymbalophora pudica

Primary host-plants

Family	Latin name	Vernacular name
Asteraceae	Taraxacum	Dandelion
Plantaginaceae	Plantago	Plantain

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Savela, Markku. "Cymbalophora rivularis (Ménétriés, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
3. "Cymbalophora rivularis (Ménétriés, 1832)". Lepidoptera and their Ecology. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
4. Greco, Silvia; Leonetti, Francesco Luigi; Scalercio, Stefano (June 29, 2018). "View of A relict population of Cymbalophora rivularis on the Pollino Massif, southern Italy (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 50 (1): 37–41.
5. "Korunga Cadir Tirtili - Cymbalophora rivularis (Menetries)". Tarım Kütüphanesi. (in Turkish)
6. "Cymbalophora rivularis (Ménétriés, 1832)". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa.