Onceropyga pulchra
| Onceropyga pulchra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Onceropyga |
| Species: | O. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Onceropyga pulchra Tarmann, 2005[1] | |
Onceropyga pulchra is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6.5 mm for males and 8 mm for females. The upperside of the forewings is dark brown with a slightly lighter spot at the end of the cell, distally bordered by a suffusion of blackish scales. The underside is dark grey-brown, but slightly lighter medially. The hindwing are blackish on both sides, but slightly lighter basally, with a light brown costal margin.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06798-1.
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