Strepsigonia affinis
Strepsigonia affinis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1897.[1] It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2]
| Strepsigonia affinis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Strepsigonia |
| Species: | S. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Strepsigonia affinis Warren, 1897 | |
The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are pinkish ochreous with grey suffusion and two spots on the discocellular. There is a ferruginous wavy line, nearly vertical and before the middle. There is also a strongly dentate line at the middle of the costa, running out from veins 3 to 5 an inward again to the middle of the inner margin. The included space is pale rufous. There is a pale, lunulate submarginal line with dark grey shading on both sides and a dark spot between veins 6 and 7. The hindwings are the same as the forewings.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Strepsigonia affinis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Strepsigonia affinis Warren, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- Novitates Zoologicae. 4: 17
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