Urogonodes scintillans is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Urogonodes |
| Species: | U. scintillans
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| Binomial name | |
| Urogonodes scintillans (Warren, 1896)
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are olive ochreous, mottled with pale brownish. These mottlings forming a curved line at one-third and a diffuse shade in the middle. There are traces of dark spots towards the hindmargin.[3]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Urogonodes scintillans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Urogonodes scintillans (Warren, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae 3: 273
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