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Psychostrophia picaria

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Psychostrophia picaria
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P. picaria
Binomial name
Psychostrophia picaria
Leech, 1897
Synonyms
  • Psychostrophia albomaculata Wileman

Psychostrophia picaria is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1897. It is found in China.[1]

The forewings have a single large light area in the form of a creamy oblique band that reaches the inner margin. The hindwings have a broad, transverse, medial black band.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Psychostrophia picaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Annales de la Société Entomologique de France