Teldenia subpura is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1915.[1] It is found in West Papua and on Obi Island and Sulawesi.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Teldenia |
Species: | T. subpura
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Binomial name | |
Teldenia subpura Rothschild, 1915
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The length of the forewings is 14.5–16 mm for males and 15–17 mm for females.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Teldenia subpura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Wilkinson, Christopher, 1967: A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 119, Issue 11