Teldenia vestigiata
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | T. vestigiata
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Teldenia vestigiata (Butler, 1880)
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Teldenia vestigiata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.[1] It is found in India in Darjeeling, Sikkim and Kanara.
The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm for males and 11-14.5 mm for females. The ground colour, fringe and costa are white, the forewings with buff lunulate postmedial and subterminal fasciae. There is a row of buff spots edged in dark brown immediately proximal to the postmedial fascia. There is also a row of dark brown or black terminal spots. The hindwings are as the forewings.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Wilkinson, Christopher, 1967: A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 119, Issue 11
Categories:
- Moths described in 1880
- Drepaninae
- Drepaninae stubs