Biology:Leucoblepsis taiwanensis

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Leucoblepsis taiwanensis
Leucobrepsis excisa.jpg
Leucoblepsis from Taiwan identified as Leucoblepsis excisa, but probably Leucoblepsis taiwanensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Leucoblepsis
Species:
L. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Leucoblepsis taiwanensis
Buchsbaum & Miller, 2003[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucobrepsis taiwanensis[2]

Leucoblepsis taiwanensis is a moth in the family Drepanidae that is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]

The wingspan is 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in). Adults have been recorded from April to December.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buchsbaum, Ulf; Miller, Michael A. (2003). "Leucoblepsis taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of Drepanidae from Taiwan (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Formosan Entomologist 22: 101–114. http://entsocjournal.yabee.com.tw/AlldataPos/JournalPos/Vol22/No2/TESFE.2002009.PDF. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 K. T. Shao, ed. "Leucobrepsis taiwanensis (sic!)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=344435. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6534069 entry