Birthana aristopa
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Immidae |
Genus: | Birthana |
Species: | B. aristopa
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Binomial name | |
Birthana aristopa (Meyrick, 1925)
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Birthana aristopa is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on Rossel Island in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. The forewings are blackish with a broad curved even orange fascia from the middle of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus and a pale leaden-blue terminal line. The hindwings are blackish with a rather broader slightly curved transverse orange band occupying from before the middle to five-sixths.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 16, 2016). "Birthana aristopa (Meyrick, 1925)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 134.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1925
- Immidae
- Moths of Asia
- Immidae stubs