Nordstromia angula

Nordstromia angula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Nordstromia
Species: N. angula
Binomial name
Nordstromia angula
Chu & Wang, 1988

Nordstromia angula is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in Fujian, China.[1]

Adults resemble Nordstromia fusca, but can be distinguished by the greyish-brown body and wing colour with faint markings. The outer area of the forewings is convex and angulate.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna 0031: 57-68.
  2. ↑ Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genus Nordstroemia Bryk, 1943. Acta Entomologica Sinica 31 (3): 309-317.


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