Psychostrophia melanargia

Psychostrophia melanargia
Psychostrophia melanargia on a leaf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epicopeiidae
Genus:	Psychostrophia
Species:	P. melanargia
Binomial name
Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 [1]
Synonyms
Psychostrophia cateniferaSeitz, 1912 Psychostrophia hemimelaenaSeitz, 1913

Psychostrophia melanargia, commonly known as golden-crested moth, is a moth of the family Epicopeiidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan.

The wingspan is 32–39 mm. ^[2]

Host plants

The host plant is the Japanese clethra Huang, S. Y.; Wang, M.; Fan, X. L. (2019). "Notes on the genus Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae), with description of a new species". ZooKeys (900): 111–127. Bibcode:2019ZooK..900..111H. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.900.46973 . PMC   6946741 . PMID   31920426.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Psychostrophia melanargia Butler 1877". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
2. "キンモンガ Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877". Japanese Moths. Retrieved January 25, 2019.