Nordstromia angula

Nordstromia angula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Nordstromia
Species:	N. angula
Binomial name
	Nordstromia angula; Chu & Wang, 1988

Nordstromia angula is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in Fujian, China.[1]

Adults resemble Nordstromia fusca, but can be distinguished by the greyish-brown body and wing colour with faint markings. The outer area of the forewings is convex and angulate.[2]

References

Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna 0031: 57-68.
Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genus Nordstroemia Bryk, 1943. Acta Entomologica Sinica 31 (3): 309-317.

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[1] Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna 0031: 57-68.

[2] Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genus Nordstroemia Bryk, 1943. Acta Entomologica Sinica 31 (3): 309-317.