Macrothyatira flavida

Macrothyatira flavida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Macrothyatira
Species:
M. flavida
Binomial name
Macrothyatira flavida
(Butler, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira flavida Butler, 1885
  • Thyatira tapaischana Sick, 1941

Macrothyatira flavida is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885. It is found in the Russian Far East (southern Sakhalin, southern Kuriles),[1] Taiwan, Japan and China (Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan).[2]

The wingspan is 37–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in).[3] Adults are similar to Macrothyatira stramineata, but considerably smaller and much duller, the hindwings suffused with dull brownish grey.[4]

Subspecies

  • Macrothyatira flavida flavida (Taiwan, Japan, south-eastern Russia)
  • Macrothyatira flavida tapaischana (Sick, 1941) (China: Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan)

References

  1. ^ A review of the Thyatirin-moths (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae: Thyatirinae) of the Russian Far East Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  3. ^ "離斑波紋蛾 Macrothyatira flavida (Butler,1885)". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line]. June 13, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Seitz, Adalbert (1913) The Macrolepidoptera of the World: A Systematic Description of the Hitherto Known Macrolepidoptera. Archived from the original March 4, 2016.


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