Nordstromia vira

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Nordstromia vira
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Nordstromia
Species:
N. vira
Binomial name
Nordstromia vira
(Moore, [1866])
Synonyms
  • Drepana viraMoore, 1866
  • Albara erpinaC. Swinhoe, 1894
  • Albara gracillimaWarren, 1897
  • Drepana ocellataOberthür, 1916
  • Albara mimeticaWarren, 1922
  • Nordstromia amabilisBryk, 1943
  • Nordstromia mimetica pallidinaBryk, 1943

Nordstromia vira is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866. [1] It is found in Myanmar, India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Assam), Nepal and China (Sichuan, Fujian, Tibet). [2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. [3] Adults are pale fawn colour, the hindwings pale yellow anteriorly. There are two oblique dark brown lines crossing both wings, between which are three small white discal spots. There is a pale submarginal line and the exterior border of both wings is defined by a brown line. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nordstromia vira​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018. Note: This source gives 1865 as the year of description.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Nordstromia vira (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Novitates Zoologicae 4: 12
  4. ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1865 (3): 817. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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