Teldenia nivea

Teldenia nivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Teldenia
Species: T. nivea
Binomial name
Teldenia nivea
Butler, 1887

Teldenia nivea is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Butler in 1887.[1] It is found on the Solomon Islands.

The length of the forewings is 12-13 mm. The fore- and hindwings are entirely white except for a single row of buff postmedial dots.[2]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Wilkinson, Christopher, 1967: A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 119, Issue 11
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