Teldenia aurilinea
Teldenia aurilinea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in New Guinea, where it is only known from the Arfak Mountains.[2]
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The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. The wings have brown subterminal and double postmedial fasciae, the proximal postmedial and subterminal fasciae reduced to rows of spots. There is one brown medial spot on the anal margin of the forewings.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Teldenia aurilinea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
- 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
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