Teldenia subpura

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.

Teldenia subpura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Teldenia
Species:
T. subpura
Binomial name
Teldenia subpura
Rothschild, 1915
Synonyms
  • Felderia subpura

The length of the forewings is 14.5โ€“16 mm for males and 15โ€“17 mm for females.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Teldenia subpuraโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. 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


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