Wernya cyrtoma is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Da-Yong Xue and Hong-Xiang Han in 2012.[1][failed verification] It is found in the Chinese provinces of Jiangxi and Fujian.[2]

Wernya cyrtoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Wernya
Species:
W. cyrtoma
Binomial name
Wernya cyrtoma
D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2012

Adults are similar to Wernya sechuana, but can be distinguished by a more caesious forewing, which is almost without reddish-brown scales. The forewing postmedial line is distinctly approaching to the wing base at the costa and is more protruding at the middle.

Etymology edit

The species name refers to the middle protrusion of the forewing postmedial line and is derived from Latin cyrtom- (meaning curved and swollen).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  3. ^ Xue, D.-Y.; C. Yang & H.-X. Han (2012). "Genus Wernya Yoshimoto (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae, Thyatirinae) from China, with description of two new species and one new subspecies". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 37 (2): 350-356. Archived from the original December 6, 2012, at Archive.today.