Relluna

Relluna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Zeuzerinae
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.

Subspecies

Etymology

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

References

  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