Panacela syntropha

Panacela syntropha is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Turner in 1922.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Panacela syntropha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Panacela
Species:
P. syntropha
Binomial name
Panacela syntropha
Turner, 1922

The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. The forewings are reddish grey (in males) to fuscous grey (in females) with an outwardly curved fuscous line from before the mid-costa to before the mid-dorsum. The postmedian and subterminal lines consist of minute fuscous dots on the veins. The hindwings are reddish grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Panacela syntropha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Panacela syntropha Turner, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 358


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