Creamstriped owl
Cyligramma latona
The creamstriped owl is a big brown moth from Africa. A pale yellow stripe runs across all four of its wings. On each front wing it has a large round eyespot that looks like a big eye looking back at you.
Lives in
Large parts of Africa, from the west to the south of the continent
Wingspan
7.5 to 10 cm (3 to 3.9 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of acacia trees.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
✋wings as wide as your hand⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 17 seconds
How big is Creamstriped owl compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Creamstriped owl about 22 km/h (14 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings can measure up to 10 centimetres from tip to tip.
2
It is a common moth, and it lives in many parts of Africa.
3
It belongs to the owlet moths, a very big family of moths that mostly fly at night.
you asked
Most asked questions about Creamstriped owl
?How big is the creamstriped owl?
Its wings measure 7.5 to 10 centimetres from tip to tip.
?Is the creamstriped owl dangerous?
No. It is a harmless moth that cannot bite or sting.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Cyligramma latona
- Named by
- Cramer, 1775
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae
- Lives on
- Africa
- Also known as
- Cream-striped owl
Where the facts come from
- Cyligramma latona (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Hectonichus. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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