Wernya hamigigantea

Wernya hamigigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Wernya
Species: W. hamigigantea
Binomial name
Wernya hamigigantea
D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2012

Wernya hamigigantea is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by D.Y. Xue and H.X. Han in 2012.[1] It is found in China (Hainan).[2]

Adults can be distinguished from related species by the much paler wing colour, and the oblique antemedial lines, with the area between them reddish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the large hooked carina of the aedeagus and is derived from the Latin prefix ham- and giganteus.[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. Xue, D.-Y. ; C. Yang & H.-X. Han, 2012: Genus Wernya Yoshimoto (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Thyatirinae) from China, with description of two new species and one new subspecies. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 37 (2): 350-356. Abstract and full article: .
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