Gaurena gemella
| Gaurena gemella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Gaurena |
| Species: | G. gemella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaurena gemella Leech, 1900 | |
Gaurena gemella is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet) and Nepal.[2]
Adults are similar to Gaurena florescens, but the colour of the forewings is chocolate-brown and the markings are white and the spots in the cell are round and of nearly equal size. The hindwings are fuscous-grey.[3]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, Volume 48
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