Biology:Epipsestis nikkoensis

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Short description: Species of false owlet moth

Epipsestis nikkoensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Epipsestis
Species:
E. nikkoensis
Binomial name
Epipsestis nikkoensis
(Matsumura, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyploca nikkoensis Matsumura, 1921

Epipsestis nikkoensis is a moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921. It is found in the Chinese provinces of Jilin, Shaanxi and Hubei and in Japan, Taiwan, the Russian Far East, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, the Korean Peninsula, Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2] The specific epithet nikkoensis is derived from Nikkō, the type locality of the species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5383208 entry