Nordstromia sumatrana

Nordstromia sumatrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Nordstromia
Species: N. sumatrana
Binomial name
Nordstromia sumatrana
(Roepke, 1948)
Synonyms
  • Allodrepana sumatrana Roepke, 1948

Nordstromia sumatrana is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Roepke in 1948.[1] It is found on Sumatra.[2]

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewings are olive brown, with two brown cross lines, as well as a short brown angled line and some indistinct dots before the termen. The hindwings are slightly lighter grey anteriorly, as well as shiny and without markings. Posteriorly, there are two brown cross lines, the subbasal one short and the median one longer and straight, reaching the anterior grey area.[3]

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