Urogonodes scintillans

{{short description|Species of hook-tip moth}}

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| taxon = Urogonodes scintillans

| authority = (Warren, 1896)

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  • Oreta scintillans Warren, 1896
  • Cyclura inconspicua Warren, 1899
  • Urogonodes colorata Warren, 1907
  • Urogonodes flavida Warren, 1907
  • Urogonodes flaviplaga Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes cervina Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes fumosa Warren, 1923
  • Urogonodes perrufa Warren, 1923

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Urogonodes scintillans is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896.{{LepIndex |id=85065 |accessdate=May 29, 2018}} It is found in New Guinea.{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/drepanoidea/drepanidae/drepaninae/urogonodes/#scintillans |title=Urogonodes scintillans (Warren, 1896) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |access-date=August 7, 2018}}

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are olive ochreous, mottled with pale brownish. These mottlings forming a curved line at one-third and a diffuse shade in the middle. There are traces of dark spots towards the hindmargin.[https://archive.org/stream/novitateszoologi03lond#page/273/mode/1up Novitates Zoologicae 3: 273] {{PD-notice}}

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Category:Moths described in 1896

Category:Drepaninae

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