Teldenia geminata

Teldenia geminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Teldenia
Species: T. geminata
Binomial name
Teldenia geminata
Warren, 1922

Teldenia geminata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in New Guinea.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. The ground colour, costa and fringe are creamy-white, the forewings with the brown subterminal and terminal fasciae reduced to spots between the veins. The hindwings have the postmedial, subterminal and terminal fasciae as the forewings.[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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