Papuapterote styx

Papuapterote styx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Papuapterote
Species:	P. styx
Binomial name
Papuapterote styx (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Synonyms
Eupterote styx Bethune-Baker, 1908 Apona styx

Papuapterote styx is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1908.^[1] It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 94 mm. The forewings are dark umber-brown, with a very obscure trace of three or four darker bands across the centre of the wings and a subterminal slightly curved, dull ochreous darkly edged line. From here, there is a broad dark grey area with a scalloped external margin. The termen is dull ochreous brown. The hindwings are paler brown, with three or four obscure darker lines across the median area: a pale, darkly edged postmedian line, followed by a broad dark grey band with a scalloped external margin. The termen is dull ochreous brown.^[2]

References

1. LepIndex
2. New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea