Teldenia alba
Teldenia alba is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1882.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
| Teldenia alba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Teldenia |
| Species: | T. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Teldenia alba Moore, 1882 | |
The length of the forewings is 9-11.5 mm for males and 13-13.5 mm for females.[3] Adults are greyish white, both wings with a transverse discal zigzag band, composed of purplish lunules with black-speckled inner borders. Beyond the lunular band is a very indistinct pale purplish-brown lunular line and a marginal row of black dots. In females, the lunular band has a confluent purplish-brown line and the outer line and marginal black dots are more distinct.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Teldenia alba". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Teldenia alba Moore, [1883]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- Wilkinson, Christopher (1967). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae)". The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 119 (11).
- The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. 2 (2): 120.
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