Giaura punctata

Giaura punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:
Species:	G. punctata
Binomial name
	Giaura punctata; (T. P. Lucas, 1890)
Synonyms
	Sarotricha punctata T. P. Lucas, 1890; Philenora murina Rothschild, 1916;

Giaura punctata is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1890. It is found on the Bismarck Islands and on New Guinea^[1] and Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey with black spots. The hindwings are white, shading to brown at the edges.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku (31 May 2020). "Giaura punctata (Lucas, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (26 January 2010). "Giaura punctata (T.P. Lucas, 1890)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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