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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Nordstromia |
| Species: | N. vira
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| Nordstromia vira (Moore, [1866])
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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]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Nordstromia vira (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae 4: 12
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1865 (3): 817.
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