Nordstromia sumatrana

Nordstromia sumatrana is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1948.[1] It is found on Sumatra.[2]

Nordstromia sumatrana
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N. sumatrana
Binomial name
Nordstromia sumatrana
(Roepke, 1948)
Synonyms
  • Allodrepana sumatrana Roepke, 1948

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewings are olive brown, with two brown cross lines, as well as a short brown angled line and some indistinct dots before the termen. The hindwings are slightly lighter grey anteriorly, as well as shiny and without markings. Posteriorly, there are two brown cross lines, the subbasal one short and the median one longer and straight, reaching the anterior grey area.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nordstromia sumatrana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Nordstromia sumatrana (Roepke, 1948)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 89: 214


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