Epipsestis stueningi

Epipsestis stueningi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Epipsestis
Species: E. stueningi
Binomial name
Epipsestis stueningi
Yoshimoto, 1988

Epipsestis stueningi is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2]

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

  1. LepIndex
  2. 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.
  3. 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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