Isospidia angustipennis

Isospidia angustipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Isospidia
Species: I. angustipennis
Binomial name
Isospidia angustipennis
(Warren, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Oreta angustipennis Warren, 1904
  • Oreta hylaeina Aurivillius, 1925
  • Oreta glaucinoe Hampson, 1914
  • Isospidia torulus Watson, 1965

Isospidia angustipennis is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Warren in 1904.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 12-18 mm for males and 14-19 mm for females. The ground colour of the wings is pale yellow, yellow, pale yellowish brown, pink, brown or grey, speckled with brown. There is a conspicuous dark brown or black discocellular spot and traces of a posterior cell spot.[3]

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