Apha arisana

Apha arisana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Apha
Species: A. arisana
Binomial name
Apha arisana
Matsumura, 1927
Synonyms
  • Apha tychoona arisana

Apha arisana is a moth of the Eupterotidae family. It is found in China[1] and Taiwan.[2]

Taxonomy

Apha arisana is allied to Apha horishana and both species were described as subspecies of Apha tychoona by Matsumura in 1927. They were later raised to species status by Kishida in 1978.

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