Caeneressa tienmushana

Caeneressa tienmushana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Caeneressa
Species: C. tienmushana
Binomial name
Caeneressa tienmushana
Obraztsov, 1957

Caeneressa tienmushana is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It was described by Obraztsov in 1957.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Fujian).

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The wings are hyaline with brownish black veins and borders dilated at the apex. The forewings have a broad, brownish black discal spot and a black ray connecting this spot with the wing borders. There is a border tooth and all the hyaline areas are more or less spot-shaped. The subcostal area is yellow. The hindwings are brownish black bordered, with the dorsum yellow scaled. The middle cell and costa are brownish black, the latter slightly tinged with yellow.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). (Accessed March 2013).
  2. ↑ Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 116 (7) : 430
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