Biology:Isopsestis cuprina

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Short description: Species of false owlet moth

Isopsestis cuprina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Isopsestis
Species:
I. cuprina
Binomial name
Isopsestis cuprina
(Moore, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Palimpsestis cuprina Moore, 1881

Isopsestis cuprina is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1881.[1] It is found in Tibet, India and Nepal.[2]

The forewings are pale metallic brown, slightly cupreous anteriorly and the area below the cell is greenish. There are two or three black transverse antemedian lines angled at the median vein and some basal spots, a black discocellular recurved mark and a spot within the cell. There are five or six transverse discal indistinct sinuous lines with black and white dentate marks on the veins, as well as a submarginal pale lunular line and a marginal black line. The hindwings are pale cupreous white, with a pale cupreous-brown marginal band.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13371372 entry