Biology:Teldenia obsoleta

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Teldenia obsoleta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Teldenia
Species:
T. obsoleta
Binomial name
Teldenia obsoleta
Warren, 1896
Synonyms
  • Teldenia fulvilunata Warren, 1897

Teldenia obsoleta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1896.[1] It is found in Burma, Indonesia (Timor, Sulawesi, Bali) and the Philippines .[2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white with a pale ochreous waved line formed of small lunules near the hindmargin. There are faint traces of ochreous lunules indicating an exterior line below the costa and in the middle. The hindwings are as the forewings, but without any trace of an exterior line.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Teldenia obsoleta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84658. 
  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
  3. Novit. zool. 3 : 339 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14466660 entry