Pseudoamuria uptoni
| Pseudoamuria uptoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoamuria |
| Species: | P. uptoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoamuria uptoni Tarmann, 2005[1] | |
Pseudoamuria uptoni is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Cape York, Queensland, Australia.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6.5 mm for males and 7 mm for females. The wings are short. The upperside of the forewings is dark greenish grey with a purple sheen and the underside is whitish grey, but darker towards the apex. The hindwings are opaque, dark greenish grey, with a distinct, densely scaled, white streak behind cell running from the base to the centre of the wing. The underside is similar but whitish grey proximally and darker distally.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06798-1.
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