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Giaura tetragramma

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Giaura tetragramma
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G. tetragramma
Binomial name
Giaura tetragramma
(Hampson, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Barasa tetragramma Hampson, 1905
  • Giaura obalauae Bethune-Baker, 1927

Giaura tetragramma is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905.[1] It is found in Fiji[2] and on Samoa (Upolu).[3] The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale ashen grey, with a darker brown base and with a narrow darker external line. This is followed by a broad pale area, which is widest in the inner marginal area. Here, a very broad, slightly darker postmedian area reaches all across the wing. This area is bounded externally by a white line. There is a dark subterminal line. The hindwings are pale grey, with much very fine brownish irroration (sprinkling).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Giaura tetragramma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Giaura tetragramma (Hampson, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ (in German) Rebel, H. 1910. Lepidopteren von den Samoainseln. Botanische und zoologische Ergebnisse einer Wissenschaftlichen Forschungsreise nach den Samoainseln, dem Neuguinea-archipel und den Salomonsinseln, von März bis Dezember, 1905. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 85:412-432. Taf. 18 - Fig.13
  4. ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.