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Sijua meriani

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Species of moth

Sijua meriani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Sijua
Species: S. meriani
Binomial name
Sijua meriani
(Gaede, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Rhodoneura meriani Gaede 1917

Sijua meriani is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the Seychelles.

The head and thorax of this species are brown violet, the wings grey violet with brown transversal lines. The wingspan of this species is 16 mm.

References

  1. (in German) Gaede, Max, 1916, Die äthiopischen Thyrididen nach dem Material des Berliner zoologischen Museums.-Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 8. bd., 3. hft.:376
Taxon identifiers
Sijua meriani


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