Hyalospectra pustularia explained

Hyalospectra pustularia is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Siberut.[2]

Adults are whitish, the wings mostly fawn coloured exteriorly, thinly and irregularly black speckled, with two macular irregular hyaline (glass-like) iridescent bands, of which the second is marginal. There are some blackish patches, which are intersected by three irregular whitish lines and by whitish veins.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Hyalospectra pustularia (Walker, 1861) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 6, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2224brit#page/938/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 23: 938

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