Cyme laeta
Species of moth
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Cyme laeta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described in 2021 by the then 18-year-old Noortje Looijenga during her internship at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2] Laeta is Latin for happy, surprise, colorful and rich in contrast. Looijenga explained that: "Of course, this refers to my joy upon discovering this new species. Moreover, Cyme laeta is slightly more strongly colored than their sister species Cyme reticulata."[3] The type specimen had been caught by Rob de Vos, her internship supervisor, during a work trip.[1] The determination that this was a different species was made by Looijenga by examining the sex organs under a microscope.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Subtribe: | Nudariina |
| Genus: | Cyme |
| Species: | C. laeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyme laeta Looijenga, 2021 | |