- Onceropyga pulchra
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Onceropyga pulchra Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Zygaenidae Genus: Onceropyga Species: O. pulchra Binomial name Onceropyga pulchra
Tarmann, 2005[1]Onceropyga pulchra is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6.5 mm for males and 8 mm for females. The upperside of the forewings is dark brown with a slightly lighter spot at the end of the cell, distally bordered by a suffusion of blackish scales. The underside is dark grey-brown, but slightly lighter medially. The hindwing are blackish on both sides, but slightly lighter basally, with a light brown costal margin.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9780643067981. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s2ZUBNrVChcC&lpg=PP1&dq=Zygaenid%20moths%20of%20Australia%3A%20a%20revision%20of%20the%20Australian%20Zygaenidae&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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