Negera quadricornis

Negera quadricornis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1965.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu) and Uganda.[2]

Negera quadricornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Negera
Species:
N. quadricornis
Binomial name
Negera quadricornis
Watson, 1965

The length of the forewings is 20.5–24 mm for males and about 23 mm for females. The pattern and colour of the forewings is as for Negera confusa, except for more conspicuous white subterminal dashes on both wings.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Negera quadricornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)


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