Wernya lineofracta

Wernya lineofracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Wernya
Species: W. lineofracta
Binomial name
Wernya lineofracta
(Houlbert, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Palimpsestis lineofracta Houlbert, 1921
  • Tethea lineofracta Houlbert, 1921

Wernya lineofracta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1921.[1] It is found in the Chinese provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan.[2]

The wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewings are pale greyish, with a rather pale bluish tint in the central area.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tethea lineofracta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1.
  3. ↑ Yoshimoto (1987) "Notes on Mimopsestis Matsumura, 1921, and its Allied New Genus, with Descriptions of Three New Species from Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera, Thyatiridae)". Tyô to Ga. 38 (1): 39-53.


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