Teldenia nivea

Teldenia nivea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887.[1] It is found on the Solomon Islands.

Teldenia nivea
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T. nivea
Binomial name
Teldenia nivea
Butler, 1887

The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The forewings and hindwings are entirely white except for a single row of buff postmedial dots.[2]

References

  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  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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