Gaurena florens

Gaurena florens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Gaurena
Species: G. florens
Binomial name
Gaurena florens
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Gaurena florens oliva Werny, 1966
  • Gaurena florens obscura Werny, 1966
  • Gaurena florens yuennanensis Werny, 1966

Gaurena florens is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in Nepal, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar, China (Gansu, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet), Bhutan, Vietnam and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are olive-brown suffused with yellow, the markings pale yellow arid white. There is a spot near the base and a subbasal waved band, as well as a spot in the cell and a larger spot at the end of it. There is also a postmedial patch on the costa, another at the apex and one at the outer angle. There is also a submarginal and marginal series of lunulate spots and the costa and veins 1 and 2 are spotted with yellow.[3]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Jiang, N., Yang, C., Xue, D-Y. & Han, H-X. 2015: An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species. zootaxa 2015 3941.
  3. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma
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