Biology:Andesiana brunnea

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Short description: Species of moth

Andesiana brunnea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Andesianidae
Genus: Andesiana
Species:
A. brunnea
Binomial name
Andesiana brunnea
Gentili, 1989

Andesiana brunnea is a moth of the Andesianidae family. It is known from a single specimen from Argentina (Isla Victoria, Nahuel Huapi Lake, Neuquen).

The length of the forewings is about 12.4 mm, making it the smallest of the known Andesiana species. It has a generally dark reddish-brown vestiture. The forewing pattern is reduced to a well-defined, dark brown bar composed of erect dense scales at the end of the discal cell. The hindwings are almost denuded of scales, with scattered brown scales along margins and a darker bar along the end of the discal cell as in the forewing.

The single specimen was caught in early October.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4754296 entry