Teldenia alba
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| Teldenia alba Moore, 1882
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Teldenia alba is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Moore in 1882.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
The length of the forewings is 9-11.5 mm for males and 13-13.5 mm for females.[3] Adults are greyish white, both wings with a transverse discal zigzag band, composed of purplish lunules with black-speckled inner borders. Beyond the lunular band is a very indistinct pale purplish-brown lunular line and a marginal row of black dots. In females, the lunular band has a confluent purplish-brown line and the outer line and marginal black dots are more distinct.[4]
References
- ^ LepIndex
- ^ Teldenia at funet
- ^ 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
- ^ Lepid. Ceylon 2 (2): 120
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