Epipsestis stueningi

Epipsestis stueningi is a moth in the family Drepanidae.[1] It is found in Yunnan, China.[2]

Epipsestis stueningi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Epipsestis
Species:
E. stueningi
Binomial name
Epipsestis stueningi
Yoshimoto, 1988

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The forewings are pale whitish grey to brownish grey, with a brown median area. The hindwings are pale brownish grey with a darker outer half.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  3. Yoshimoto, H., 1988: A new Epipsestis (Lepidoptera, Thyatridae) and records of some allies from China based on the Höne collection. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 39 (4): 409-415. Full article:


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