Urogonodes scintillans

Urogonodes scintillans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Urogonodes
Species:
U. scintillans
Binomial name
Urogonodes scintillans
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Oreta scintillans Warren, 1896
  • Cyclura inconspicua Warren, 1899
  • Urogonodes colorata Warren, 1907
  • Urogonodes flavida Warren, 1907
  • Urogonodes flaviplaga Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes cervina Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes fumosa Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes perrufa Warren, 1923

Urogonodes scintillans is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are olive ochreous, mottled with pale brownish. These mottlings forming a curved line at one-third and a diffuse shade in the middle. There are traces of dark spots towards the hindmargin.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Urogonodes scintillans​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Urogonodes scintillans (Warren, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Novitates Zoologicae 3: 273 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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