Biology:Teldenia illunata
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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth
| Teldenia illunata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Teldenia |
| Species: | T. illunata
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| Binomial name | |
| Teldenia illunata Warren, 1907
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Teldenia illunata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1907.[1] It is found in New Guinea.
The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm for males and 13-15.5 mm for females. The forewings are white, but the costa is buff. There is a double lunulate postmedial, a single lunulate subterminal and dotted terminal fasciae which are buff or brown and often very faint. The hindwings are as the forewings, but the costa is white.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Teldenia illunata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84672.
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q14466646 entry
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