Epipsestis renalis
| Epipsestis renalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Epipsestis |
| Species: | E. renalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipsestis renalis (Moore, 1888) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epipsestis renalis is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in western India (Kangra, Dharmsala), Nepal,[2] China (Hunan), Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand.[3]
The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. Adults are purplish brownish-grey, the forewings with a slender, black, erect, sinuous antemedial line, and an outwardly-angulated postmedial line. Contiguous to the latter are two or three less distinct lines, followed by a more distinct submarginal denticulated line and a marginal row of short linear spots. Between the medial bands, the area is grey and the orbicular and reniform spots are pinkish, and both are bordered posteriorly by a raised tuft of brown scales. The hindwings are dusky brown.[4]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Yoshimoto, 1982: Notes on the Genus Epipsestis, with Descriptions of Three New Species from Nepal (Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae). Tyô to Ga 32 (3-4): 117-137. Abstract and full article:
- ↑ Jiang, N., Yang, C., Xue, D-Y. & Han, H-X. 2015: An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species. zootaxa 2015 3941.
- ↑ Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, collected by Rev. J.H. Hocking chiefly in the Kangra district, N.W. Himalaya
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