Biology:Nemophora panaeola
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | N. panaeola
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| Nemophora panaeola (Turner, 1913)
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Nemophora panaeola is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in Queensland.
Original Description
| “ | Male 12-13 mm. Head shining fuscous-purple; frons brilliantly metallic bluish or greenish. Palpi fuscous. Antennae fuscous, towards apex paler; basal joint coppery-purple. Thorax coppery-purple. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs fuscous, with metallic reflections; tarsi with whitish annulations. Forewings brilliant purple intermixed with fiery gold and deep blue scales; a broad triangular sub-basal dorsal yellow blotch reaching 2/3 across wing; opposite its apex is a small yellow costal spot at 1/5; a narrow median yellow transverse fascia with longitudinal fuscous striations; cilia fuscous-purple. Hindwings thinly scaled; fuscous; cilia fuscous. Type in Coll. Turner. N.Q. : Kuranda, near Cairns, in December. -Q.: Killarney, in October. Two specimens. | ” |
| — Original description by Turner | ||
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nemophora panaeola. |
Wikidata ☰ Q6991275 entry
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