Amphitorna purpureofascia

Amphitorna purpureofascia is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Wileman in 1911.[1] It is found in Taiwan[2] and China (Hainan).[3]

Amphitorna purpureofascia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Amphitorna
Species:
A. purpureofascia
Binomial name
Amphitorna purpureofascia
(Wileman, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Oreta purpureofascia Wileman, 1911
  • Cyclura purpureofascia
  • Oreta purpureofascia ab. unicolor Wileman, 1911
  • Tomocerota formosana Matsumura, 1921
  • Kosemponiola bipectinata Strand, 1917

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are light brown with reddish-brown ante- and postmedial lines, the latter angled near the costa. The space between the lines is purplish brown, and this colour extends along the inner margin to the base. The hindwings have a purplish-brown basal half, limited by a reddish-brown line. The outer half is light brown.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphitorna purpureofascia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Amphitorna purpureofascia (Wileman, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
  4. Entomologist 44: 149


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