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Teldenia niveata

Synonyms: Teldenia angustifascia

Wikipedia Abstract

Teldenia niveata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1896. It is found on Sulawesi. The length of the forewings is 11-14 mm for males and 11.5-14.5 mm for females. The ground colour, fringe and costa are white, the forewings with buff lunulate postmedial and subterminal fasciae. There is a row of buff spots edged in dark brown immediately proximal to the postmedial fascia. There is also a row of dark brown or black terminal spots. The hindwings are as the forewings.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0