Proutiella jordani

Proutiella Jordanian

Proutiella jordani is a butterfly (moth ) the family of the tooth Spinner ( Notodontidae ), also known as Josiah ( Phintia ) Jordanian Herring, 1925; named after the German -British entomologist Charles Jordan.

Features

Proutiella jordani is a small moth. The only known specimen of this butterfly species is the female holotype from the Zoological Museum Hamburg whose type locality is unknown. In the blackish forewings that have a length of 14 mm, there is a yellow-orange, rectangular at the rear end cross band. The edges of the yellow-orange range are notched, not smooth. On the hind wings there is a central white area.

Dissemination

The exact range of this neotropical species is unknown.

Taxonomy

The only secure copy of Proutiella Jordanian is the female holotype, which has no other name than the label " 66 ". The wings drawing distinguishes this copy of Proutiella Tegyra, the edges of the forewing band distinguish it from the very similar type Proutiella simplex. The female genitalia of the three taxa show differences so that Miller ( 2009) for these reasons Herring ( 1925) and Bryk (1930 ) follows and supports its status as a valid type.