Epipsestis mediofusca
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| Epipsestis mediofusca Yoshimoto, 1982
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Epipsestis mediofusca is a moth in the family Drepanidae described by Yoshimoto in 1982.[1] It is found in Nepal and Tibet, China.[2]
The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, tinged with dark fuscous brown on the median area and with dark greyish ocher beyond the postmedian line. The hindwings are dark fuscous grey, with the basal half slightly paler.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epipsestis mediofusca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
- ^ 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.
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