Ceryx fulvescens is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow Sleeved Maiden being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Ceryx
- Species
- Ceryx fulvescens
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