Hannara buloloensis

Hannara buloloensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hannara
Species: H. buloloensis
Binomial name
Hannara buloloensis
Park, 2013

Hannara buloloensis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Park in 2013. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are dark purplish brown with a large, orange, round patch beyond the middle. There is a narrow orange line along the termen. The hindwings are purplish dark brown, with the median orange patch broadly occupied, narrower towards the inner margin. There is also a narrow orange line which is well presented along the termen.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the name of the type locality, Bulolo.[2]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Park, K.T. & S.M. Lee, 2013: A new genus of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), from New Guinea, with a description of two new species. Florida Entomologist 96 (1): 219-224. Full article:


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