Isospidia brunneola

Isospidia brunneola is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Sierra Leone.[2]

Isospidia brunneola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Isospidia
Species:
I. brunneola
Binomial name
Isospidia brunneola
(Holland, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Callidrepana brunneola Holland, 1893
  • Uranometra brunneola

The length of the forewings is 12.5–14 mm for males and 15.5-16.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the wings is brownish buff, speckled with brown.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Isospidia brunneola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Isospidia brunneola (Holland, 1893)". Afromoths. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) Suppl. 3: 132


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