Nordstromia vira

Nordstromia vira is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866.[1] It is found in Myanmar, India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Assam), Nepal and China (Sichuan, Fujian, Tibet).[2]

Nordstromia vira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Nordstromia
Species:
N. vira
Binomial name
Nordstromia vira
(Moore, [1866])
Synonyms
  • Drepana vira Moore, 1866
  • Albara erpina C. Swinhoe, 1894
  • Albara gracillima Warren, 1897
  • Drepana ocellata Oberthür, 1916
  • Albara mimetica Warren, 1922
  • Nordstromia amabilis Bryk, 1943
  • Nordstromia mimetica pallidina Bryk, 1943

The wingspan is about 27 mm.[3] Adults are pale fawn colour, the hindwings pale yellow anteriorly. There are two oblique dark brown lines crossing both wings, between which are three small whate discal spots. There is a pale submarginal line and the exterior border of both wings is defined by a brown line.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nordstromia vira". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018. Note: This source gives 1865 as the year of description.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Nordstromia vira (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae 4: 12
  4. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1865 (3): 817.


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