Gaurena florens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Gaurena |
Species: | G. florens |
Binomial name | |
Gaurena florens Walker, 1865 | |
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Gaurena florens is a moth in the family Drepanidae. [1] It is found in Nepal, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar, China (Gansu, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet), Bhutan, Vietnam and Thailand. [2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are olive brown suffused with yellow, the markings pale yellow and white. There is a spot near the base and a subbasal waved band, as well as a spot in the cell and a larger spot at the end of it. There is also a postmedial patch on the costa, another at the apex and one at the outer angle. There is also a submarginal and marginal series of lunulate spots and the costa and veins 1 and 2 are spotted with yellow. [3]