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Teldenia vestigiata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Teldenia

Teldenia vestigiata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Butler in 1880. It is found in India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Kanara).

The length of the forewings is 11-13 mm for males and 11-14.5 mm for females. The ground colour, fringe and costa are white, the forewings with buff lunulate postmedial and subterminal fasciae. There is a row of buff spots edged in dark brown immediately proximal to the postmedial fascia. There is also a row of dark brown or black terminal spots. The hindwings are as the forewings.

References

Teldenia vestigiata Wikipedia