Ashinaga longimana

Ashinaga longimana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Ashinaga
Species: A. longimana
Binomial name
Ashinaga longimana
Matsumura, 1929[1]

Ashinaga longimana is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with two broad, fuscous stripes running from the base to before the termen. The hindwings are somewhat paler than the forewings and the veins are darker.[2] They have extraordinary long hind legs.

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