Giaura tetragramma

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Giaura tetragramma
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G. tetragramma
Binomial name
Giaura tetragramma
(Hampson, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Barasa tetragrammaHampson, 1905
  • Giaura obalauaeBethune-Baker, 1927

Giaura tetragramma is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. [1] It is found on Fiji. [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale ashen grey, with a darker brown base and with a narrow darker external line. This is followed by a broad pale area, which is widest in the inner marginal area. Here, a very broad, slightly darker postmedian area reaches all across the wing. This area is bounded externally by a white line. There is a dark subterminal line. The hindwings are pale grey, with much very fine brownish irroration (sprinkling). [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). "Giaura tetragramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Giaura tetragramma (Hampson, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334