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Updated as per Darge's Saturniidae II, 2003, April 14, 2006 |
Nudaurelia hurumai male, P. Darge, on my home computer only
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The forewing is noiceably falcate but the apex is rounded. The cell is large, extending straight almost to the base of the wing, more rounded and much wider toward the outer margin.
The "point of light" is a tiny circle, surrounded by bright yellow and then dark grey.
The forewing am line is complete but blends with surrounding areas, forming two right angles and then a greater angle toward the inner margin. There is a lighter patch in the cell.
The dark grey pm line is well marked and inwardly bordered with clear yellow and a yellow area near the costa.
Nudaurelia hurumai ?? male, 122mm, on my home computer only.
Nudaurelia hurumai ?? male, 110mm, on my home computer only.
The hindwing outer margin is straight, becoming more rounded near the anal angle. The eyespot is large with a tiny point of light, ringed by orange, wide black, fine dark orange and then rosey-white.
The am line is vestigial (hardly noticeable), but the dark grey pm line is well marked.
The underside is very uniform in its colouration, and all lines are much muted.
Nudaurelia hurumai male (verso), P. Darge, on my home computer only
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merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
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and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more
often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or
history. Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a
specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour
a contempory friend/collector/etc.
The genus name Nudaurelia
means 'naked gold' (Pinhey).
The species name "hurumai" is honourific for Huruma.