Epipsestis cortigera
| Epipsestis cortigera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Epipsestis |
| Species: | E. cortigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipsestis cortigera Yoshimoto, 1995[1] | |
Epipsestis cortigera is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in Taiwan.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ocherous, irrorated with fuscous in the antemedian and subcostal areas, and tinged with some olive in the basal area. The hindwing are pale greyish fuscous, a little paler in the basal and inner area.[2]
References
- ↑ "TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan". Taibnet.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Yoshimoto, H., 1995: Description of a new species of the genus Epipsestis Matsumura (Lepidoptera, Thyatiridae) from Taiwan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 46(4): 241-243. Full article: .
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