Giaura tetragramma

Giaura tetragramma is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905.[1] It is found on Fiji.[2]

Giaura tetragramma
Scientific classification
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Giaura
Species:
G. tetragramma
Binomial name
Giaura tetragramma
(Hampson, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Barasa tetragramma Hampson, 1905
  • Giaura obalauae Bethune-Baker, 1927

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale ashen grey, with a darker brown base and with a narrow darker external line. This is followed by a broad pale area, which is widest in the inner marginal area. Here, a very broad, slightly darker postmedian area reaches all across the wing. This area is bounded externally by a white line. There is a dark subterminal line. The hindwings are pale grey, with much very fine brownish irroration (sprinkling).[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Giaura tetragramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Giaura tetragramma (Hampson, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334


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