Stenopsestis alternata
| Stenopsestis alternata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Stenopsestis |
| Species: | S. alternata |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenopsestis alternata (Moore, 1881) | |
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Stenopsestis alternata is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in India (Sikkim), Nepal, Burma, China (Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet) and Thailand.[2]
The forewings are pale metallic cupreous-brown, crossed by a broad basal, a median, and two narrow submarginal greenish-grey indistinct bands. There are some black basal spots, an ante- and postmedian transverse black sinuous line and black and white streaks externally along the veins. The hindwings and abdomen are pale cupreous-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ 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 Asiatic nocturnal Lepidoptera
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