# Relluna

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***Relluna nurella*** is a [moth](/source/Moth) in the family [Cossidae](/source/Cossidae), and the only species in the genus ***Relluna***. It is found in the north-eastern [Himalayas](/source/Himalaya), as well as on [Peninsular Malaysia](/source/Peninsular_Malaysia), [Borneo](/source/Borneo) and [Palawan](/source/Palawan).

The forewings and hindwings are uniform brownish fawn, except for a pale yellow area along the dorsum of the forewings.[1]

## Subspecies

- *Relluna nurella nurella*
- *Relluna nurella wallacei* Yakovlev, 2008 (Myanmar, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra)

## Etymology

The genus name is an anagram of the species-name *nurella*.[2]

## References

1. [The Moths of Borneo](http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1/cossidae/cossidae-2-1.php)

1. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. *Zoologische Verhandelingen*, **263**: 1-295. [PDF](http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149102)

- , 2004: Cossidae of Thailand. Part 1. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). *Atalanta* **35 (3-4)**: 335-351.
- , 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. *Entomofauna* **Supplement 16**: 11-32.
- [Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog](http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml)

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