Gynautocera rubriscutellata

Gynautocera rubriscutellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Gynautocera
Species:	G. rubriscutellata
Binomial name
	Gynautocera rubriscutellata; Hering, 1922

Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae found in Taiwan. It was first described by Hering in 1922.^[1]

Description[]

Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a diurnal species, active in low elevation areas, with a wingspan of 85–90 mm. Its hindwings are shorter than that of Histia flabellicornis, another species of Zygaenidae with a similar appearance. Part of its hindwings bear metallic blue coloration. It is also very similar in appearance to G. papilionaria, which is also found in southeast Asia.^[2]

References[]

^ "紅腹長翅螢斑蛾". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
^ "Gynautocera rubriscutellata Hering, 1922". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2020-05-16.

External links[]

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[1] "紅腹長翅螢斑蛾". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

[2] "Gynautocera rubriscutellata Hering, 1922". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2020-05-16.

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