Wernya lineofracta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Wernya
Species:
W. lineofracta
Binomial name
Wernya lineofracta
(Houlbert, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Palimpsestis lineofracta Houlbert, 1921
  • Tethea lineofracta Houlbert, 1921

Wernya lineofracta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1921.[1] It is found in the Chinese provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan.[2]

The wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewings are pale greyish, with a rather pale bluish tint in the central area.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tethea lineofracta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  3. Yoshimoto (1987) "Notes on Mimopsestis Matsumura, 1921, and its Allied New Genus, with Descriptions of Three New Species from Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera, Thyatiridae)". Tyô to Ga. 38 (1): 39-53.


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