Epipsestis cortigera

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Epipsestis cortigera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Epipsestis
Species:
E. cortigera
Binomial name
Epipsestis cortigera
Yoshimoto, 1995 [1]

Epipsestis cortigera is a moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Yoshimoto in 1995. It is found in Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. [2]

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References

  1. "TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan". Taibnet.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. Yoshimoto, H., 1995: Description of a new species of the genus Epipsestis Matsumura (Lepidoptera, Thyatiridae) from Taiwan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan46(4): 241-243. Full article: .