Gaurena florens

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Gaurena florens
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G. florens
Binomial name
Gaurena florens
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Gaurena florens olivaWerny, 1966
  • Gaurena florens obscuraWerny, 1966
  • Gaurena florens yuennanensisWerny, 1966

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 arid 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]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gaurena florens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID   25947492.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 181 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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