Teldenia helena

Teldenia helena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Teldenia
Species: T. helena
Binomial name
Teldenia helena
Wilkinson, 1967

Teldenia helena is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Wilkinson in 1967.[1] It is found on New Britain and New Ireland.

The length of the forewings is 10-12 mm for males and about 12 mm for females. The forewings have a light brown postmedial and subterminal fasciae, the postmedial fascia with a proximal row of brown spots. There are also darker brown terminal spots. The hindwings are 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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