- Nemophora panaeola
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Nemophora panaeola Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Adelidae Genus: Nemophora Species: N. panaeola Binomial name Nemophora panaeola
(Turner, 1913)Synonyms - Nemotois panaeola Turner, 1913
Nemophora panaeola is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in Queensland.
Original Description
“ Male 12-13 mm. Head shining fuscous-purple; frons brilliantly metallic bluish or greenish. Palpi fuscous. Antennae fuscous, towards apex paler; basal joint coppery-purple. Thorax coppery-purple. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs fuscous, with metallic reflections; tarsi with whitish annulations. Forewings brilliant purple intermixed with fiery gold and deep blue scales; a broad triangular sub-basal dorsal yellow blotch reaching 2/3 across wing; opposite its apex is a small yellow costal spot at 1/5; a narrow median yellow transverse fascia with longitudinal fuscous striations; cilia fuscous-purple. Hindwings thinly scaled; fuscous; cilia fuscous. Type in Coll. Turner. N.Q. : Kuranda, near Cairns, in December. -Q.: Killarney, in October. Two specimens. ” —Original description by Turner
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