Philenora aroa

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Philenora aroa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Philenora
Species:
P. aroa
Binomial name
Philenora aroa
Synonyms
  • Schistophleps aroaBethune-Baker, 1904

Philenora aroa is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea. [1]

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. Its forewings are greyish white, with a dark grey antemedial line and a small dark spot at the end of the cell.

That is followed by an irregular dark postmedial line, with a dark grey suffusion in front of the apex.

The hindwings are uniform greyish white, with a dark termen. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Philenora aroa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .