Palirisa sinensis

Last updated

Palirisa sinensis
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Palirisa
Species:
P. sinensis
Binomial name
Palirisa sinensis
Rothschild, 1917

Palirisa sinensis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. [1] It is found in China.

The wingspan is 88 mm for males and 131 mm for females. Adults are similar to Palirisa cervina but are smaller and much paler, more silver-grey, and the transverse bands of the forewings are closer together and much fainter. Furthermore, the females are much less rufous than cervina, and the transverse bands are also much closer together. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eupterotidae</span> Family of moths

Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.

<i>Palirisa</i> Genus of moths

Palirisa is a genus of moths of the family Eupterotidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1884.

<i>Palirisa cervina</i> Species of moth

Palirisa cervina is a moth of the family Eupterotidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in south-east Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, India and Taiwan.

Stenoglene bipartita is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale), Niger and Nigeria.

Stenoglene giganteus is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Sierra Leone.

Cotana bisecta is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana brunnescens</i> Species of moth

Cotana brunnescens is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

Cotana castaneorufa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1913. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana germana</i> Species of moth

Cotana germana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana meeki</i> Species of moth

Cotana meeki is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana rosselliana</i> Species of moth

Cotana rosselliana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana variegata</i> Species of moth

Cotana variegata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana albaserrati</i> Species of moth

Cotana albaserrati is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1910. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index considers it to be a synonym of Cotana lunulata. It is found in New Guinea.

Palirisa lineosa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Eupterote rothschildi is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1924. It is found in India.

Palirisa salex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pugaev and T.T. Du in 2011. It is found in Vietnam.

Phiala subiridescens is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.

Acrojana splendida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Ghana and Sierra Leone.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palirisa sinensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.