Gynautocera rubriscutellata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Gynautocera |
Species: | G. rubriscutellata
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Binomial name | |
Gynautocera rubriscutellata Hering, 1922
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Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae found in Taiwan. It was first described by Hering in 1922. [1]
Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a diurnal species, active in low elevation areas, with a wingspan of 85–90 mm. Its hindwings are shorter than that of Histia flabellicornis, another species of Zygaenidae with a similar appearance. Part of its hindwings bear metallic blue coloration. It is also very similar in appearance to G. papilionaria, which is also found in southeast Asia. [2]