Birthana taiwana

Birthana taiwana is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1990. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

Birthana taiwana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Birthana
Species:
B. taiwana
Binomial name
Birthana taiwana
Heppner, 1990

The wingspan is about 32.5 mm. The forewings are blackish blue, with orange yellow at the base and pointed slightly on the costal, radial, cubital, and anal veins. The major veins are illuminated as cream-white lines merging to pale blue near the termen. The hindwings are fuscous with the basal half of the wing yellow to orange yellow, with some vein streaks of black near the base.[2]

References

  1. Birthana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. J. B. Heppner. 1990. New Birthana from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Immidae). Tropical Lepidoptera. 1(1): 39-41.


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