| Cyme laeta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Subtribe: | Nudariina |
| Genus: | Cyme |
| Species: | C. laeta |
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| Cyme laeta Looijenga, 2021 | |
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. It is found in New Guinea. 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." The type specimen had been caught by Rob de Vos, her internship supervisor, during a work trip. The determination that this was a different species was made by Looijenga by examining the sex organs under a microscope.
References
- ^ "Stagiair ontdekt nieuwe vlindersoort: 'Naar mij vernoemd'" [Intern discovers new butterfly species: 'It's named after me']. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- Noortje Looijenga (7 June 2021). "The discovery of a sibling species next to Cyme reticulata Felder, 1861 in New Guinea and a review of some allied taxa (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)" (PDF). Suara Serangga Papua. 13 (2): 113–130. doi:10.19269/SUGAPA2021.13(2).01. ISSN 1978-9807. Wikidata Q107982915.
- "New butterfly species discovered during internship". Naturalis.nl. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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