Urogonodes scintillans

Urogonodes scintillans is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Urogonodes scintillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Urogonodes
Species:
U. scintillans
Binomial name
Urogonodes scintillans
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Oreta scintillans Warren, 1896
  • Cyclura inconspicua Warren, 1899
  • Urogonodes colorata Warren, 1907
  • Urogonodes flavida Warren, 1907
  • Urogonodes flaviplaga Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes cervina Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes fumosa Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes perrufa Warren, 1923

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are olive ochreous, mottled with pale brownish. These mottlings forming a curved line at one-third and a diffuse shade in the middle. There are traces of dark spots towards the hindmargin.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Urogonodes scintillans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Urogonodes scintillans (Warren, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae 3: 273


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