Epipsestis stueningi
Epipsestis stueningi is a moth in the family Drepanidae.[1] It is found in Yunnan, China.[2]
Epipsestis stueningi | |
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Scientific 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
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- 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.
- 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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