Ivela yini is a species of moth from the genus Ivela.[1] It was originally described by Lin-Zhe Xie and Hou-Shuai Wang in 2022.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ivela |
| Species: | I. yini
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| Ivela yini Xie & Wang, 2022
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Description
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Ivela yini is a tussock moth that resembles Dendrophleps semihyalina. The specimens of this species are superficially similar to several tussock moths with which it is sympatric. I. yini specimens can be distinguished by superficial differences of which some are shown below where I. yini and Dendrophlebs semihyalina are compared, but can also be confirmed by dissecting the genetalia.[1]
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Figures 3–8. Adults 3‒6 Ivela yini sp. nov. (3 male, holotype 4 female, paratype 5 male, paratype 6 female, paratype) 7, 8 Dendrophleps semihyalina (7 male 8 female). Scale bars: 10 mm. -
Figures 9–13. Field images of adults 9‒11 Ivela yini sp. nov. male (9 dorsal view 10 lateral view 11 ventral view of head) 12, 13 Dendrophleps semihyalina (12 male, dorsal view 13 female, dorsal view).
Range & habitat
editBoth the holotype and paratypes were found in a forest between 1000‒1315 m in elevation in the Nanling National Nature Reserve in Guangdong, in South China.[1]
Etymology
editIvela yini is named after Ran Yin, who discovered the pupa. The name is in the genitive form.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lin-Zhe Xie; Kun-Yuan Li; Liu-Sheng Chen; Hou-Shuai Wang (20 April 2022). "A new species of the genus Ivela Swinhoe (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) from Guangdong, China". ZooKeys. 1097: 103–116. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.1097.79109. ISSN 1313-2989. Wikidata Q111732243.
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