Relluna

Relluna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Relluna

Schoorl, 1990
Species:
R. nurella
Binomial name
Relluna nurella
(Swinhoe, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Azygophleps nurella Swinhoe, 1894

Relluna nurella is a moth in the family Cossidae, and the only species in the genus Relluna. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, as well as on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Palawan.

The forewings and hindwings are uniform brownish fawn, except for a pale yellow area along the dorsum of the forewings.[1]

Subspecies

  • Relluna nurella nurella
  • Relluna nurella wallacei Yakovlev, 2008 (Myanmar, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra)

Etymology

The genus name is an anagram of the species-name nurella.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Moths of Borneo
  2. ^ Schoorl, J.W. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF
  • Yakovlev, R.V., 2004: Cossidae of Thailand. Part 1. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Atalanta 35 (3-4): 335-351.
  • Yakovlev, R.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog


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