Philenora aroa
Philenora aroa is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
| Philenora aroa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Philenora |
| Species: | P. aroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Philenora aroa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 22–24 mm. Its forewings are greyish white, with a dark grey antemedial line and a small dark spot at the end of the cell.
That is followed by an irregular dark postmedial line, with a dark grey suffusion in front of the apex.
The hindwings are uniform greyish white, with a dark termen.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Philenora aroa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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