Bradina aurata Butler

Taxonomy

The holotype of Pleonectusa aurata Butler 1887: 124

TL Solomon Is., Shortland Is. [Alu]

Description

A yellow sp. with narrow brown transverse lines at the post median position on both wings The FW has a curving antemedian ending in a marginal spot, the line is absent on the HW. The FW also has prominent brown discal spots extending to the costa. The termen of the FW has brown interneural dots more prominent towards the apex on the HW there is thinbrown subtermenal line. This is one of the few Bradina spp. in a small group that is not  mainly brown.

Examples include B. modestalis Lederer, 1863 and B. diagonalis Guenée, 1854. Their generic placement may need to be re-evaluated.

References

• Butler, A.G. (1887) XI Description of New Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera (Pyralites) from the Solomon Islands. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. Ser. 5, 20, (116): 114-124.
• Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.
• Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.