Wernya cyrtoma

Wernya cyrtoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Wernya
Species: W. cyrtoma
Binomial name
Wernya cyrtoma
D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2012

Wernya cyrtoma is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by D.Y. Xue and H.X. Han in 2012.[1] It is found in China (Jiangxi, Fujian).[2]

Adults are similar to Wernya sechuana, but can be distinguished by a more caesious forewing, which is almost without reddish brown scales. The forewing postmedial line is distinctly approaching to the wing base at the costa and is more protruding at the middle.

Etymology

The species name refers to the middle protrusion of the forewing postmedial line and is derived from Latin cyrtom- (meaning curved and swollen).[3]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Jiang, N., Yang, C., Xue, D-Y. & Han, H-X. 2015: An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species. zootaxa 2015 3941.
  3. Xue, D.-Y. ; C. Yang & H.-X. Han, 2012: Genus Wernya Yoshimoto (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Thyatirinae) from China, with description of two new species and one new subspecies. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 37 (2): 350-356. Abstract and full article: .
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