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Gynautocera rubriscutellata

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Gynautocera rubriscutellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Gynautocera
Species:
G. rubriscutellata
Binomial name
Gynautocera rubriscutellata
Hering, 1922

Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae found in Taiwan. It was first described by Hering in 1922.[1]

Description

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Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a diurnal species, active in low elevation areas, with a wingspan of 85–90 mm. Its hindwings are shorter than that of Histia flabellicornis, another species of Zygaenidae with a similar appearance. Part of its hindwings bear metallic blue coloration. It is also very similar in appearance to G. papilionaria, which is also found in southeast Asia.[2]

Gynautocera rubriscutellata larva

G. rubriscutellata larvae are black or dark brown with bright yellow vertical stripes marking the front and back of their bodies.[3]


References

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  1. ^ "紅腹長翅螢斑蛾". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ^ "Gynautocera rubriscutellata Hering, 1922". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. ^ Lin, Yixiang. "紅腹長翅螢斑蛾 Gynautocera rubriscutellata". gaga.biodiv.tw. 嘎嘎昆蟲網. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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