Biology:Gunda aroa

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Short description: Species of moth

Gunda aroa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Gunda
Species:
G. aroa
Binomial name
Gunda aroa
Bethune-Baker, 1904

Gunda aroa is a species of moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 55 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, the costa ochreous grey to beyond the cell and the medial area with a brownish tinge. The hindwings are blackish, with the apex and termen brown to near the inner angle.[1]

References

  1. New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13477610 entry