Denteilema
Denteilema is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Denteilema unicolora, is endemic to Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2012.
| Denteilema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Denteilema Dubatolov, 2012 |
| Species: | D. unicolora |
| Binomial name | |
| Denteilema unicolora Dubatolov, 2012 | |
The length of the forewings is about 11.5 millimetres (0.45 in). The forewings are brownish grey with androconial scales scattered through the discal cell and beyond it. The hindwings are unicolourous yellowish grey.[1]
References
- Dubatolov, V. V. (2012). "New genus, species and faunistic records of lichen-moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) from Vietnam" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 11 (6): 507–512, 506, III.
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