Nordstromia vira

Nordstromia vira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Nordstromia
Species:	N. vira
Binomial name
Nordstromia vira (Moore, [1866])
Synonyms
Drepana vira Moore, 1866 Albara erpina Swinhoe, 1894 Albara gracillima Warren, 1897 Drepana ocellata Oberthür, 1916 Albara mimetica Warren, 1922 Nordstromia amabilis Bryk, 1943 Nordstromia mimetica pallidina Bryk, 1943

Nordstromia vira is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Moore in 1866.^[1] It is found in Burma, India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Assam), Nepal and China (Sichuan, Fujian, Tibet).^[2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm.^[3] Adults are pale fawn-colour, the hindwings pale yellow anteriorly. There are two oblique dark brown lines crossing both wings, between which are three small whate discal spots. There is a pale submarginal line and the exterior border of both wings is defined by a brown line.^[4]

References

1. LepIndex
2. Nordstromia at funet
3. Novit. zool. 4 : 12
4. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 817