Wernya hamigigantea
Wernya hamigigantea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Da-Yong Xue and Hong-Xiang Han in 2012.[1] It is found in Hainan, China.[2]
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| Species: | W. hamigigantea |
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Adults can be distinguished from related species by the much paler wing colour, and the oblique antemedial lines, with the area between them reddish brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the large hooked carina of the aedeagus and is derived from the Latin prefix ham- and giganteus.[3]
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References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
- Xue, D.-Y.; C. Yang & H.-X. Han (2012). "Genus Wernya Yoshimoto (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae, Thyatirinae) from China, with description of two new species and one new subspecies". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 37 (2): 350-356. Archived from the original December 6, 2012, at Archive.today.
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