Teldenia niveata
| Teldenia niveata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Teldenia |
| Species: | T. niveata |
| Binomial name | |
| Teldenia niveata Pagenstecher, 1896 | |
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Teldenia niveata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1896.[1] It is found on Sulawesi.
The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm for males and 11.5-14.5 mm for females. The ground colour, fringe and costa are white, the forewings with buff lunulate postmedial and subterminal fasciae. There is a row of buff spots edged in dark brown immediately proximal to the postmedial fascia. There is also a row of dark brown or black terminal spots. The hindwings are as the forewings.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Teldenia niveata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Christopher, 1967: A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 119, Issue 11
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