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Demopsestis punctigera

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Demopsestis punctigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Demopsestis
Species:
D. punctigera
Binomial name
Demopsestis punctigera
(Butler, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Asphalia punctigera Butler, 1885

Demopsestis punctigera is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[1] It is found in Japan, Korea[2] and the Chinese provinces of[3] Jilin, Shaanxi and Jiangsu.[4]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ A Faunistic Study of Moths on Wolchulsan National Park
  3. ^ Faunistic Data of Thyatiridae (Lepidoptera) in the Mt. Changbai of China
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Japanese Moths