Callopistria delicata

Callopistria delicata is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Eriopinae. It was first described as a new species by Mr. Bao-Shing Chang in 1991.[2] The type locality is Henglong, Miaoli, and the holotype and paratype specimens are currently depositedin the National Museum of Natural Science, Taichuang, Taiwan.

Callopistria delicata
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C. delicata
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Callopistria delicata
Chang, 1991[1]

The closely related species of Callopistria delicata are currently known as Callopistria albolineola (Graeser, [1889] 1888) and Callopistria yerburii Butler, 1884.[3]

References

  1. Callopistria at funet
  2. Chang, Bao-Shin (1991). Illustrations of Moths in Taiwan Vol. 5 (in Chinese). Taipei: Taiwan Museum. pp. 1–366.
  3. Shen-Horn, Yen; Wu, Shipher (2009). Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Eriopinae. Biota Taiwanica, Hexapoda: Lepidoptera. Kaohsiung: National Sun Yat-Sen University. pp. 1–87.


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