Birthana aristopa
Birthana aristopa is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on Rossel Island in New Guinea.[1]
| Birthana aristopa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Birthana |
| Species: | B. aristopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Birthana aristopa (Meyrick, 1925) | |
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The wingspan is 30–32 mm. The forewings are blackish with a broad curved even orange fascia from the middle of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus and a pale leaden-blue terminal line. The hindwings are blackish with a rather broader slightly curved transverse orange band occupying from before the middle to five-sixths.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (July 16, 2016). "Birthana aristopa (Meyrick, 1925)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 134.
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