Thitarodes nipponensis

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Thitarodes nipponensis
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T. nipponensis
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Thitarodes nipponensis
Ueda, 1995 [1]

Thitarodes nipponensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Kyoichiro Ueda in 1995, and is known from Japan. [2]

The length of the forewings is 14–19 mm. The forewings are brownish or yellowish with bold, paler markings forming indistinct patterns. The hindwings are fuscous to greyish brown, slightly tinged with ochreous on the apical area of the costa and cilia. [2]

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References

  1. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID   86004391.
  2. 1 2 A New Species of Thitarodes Viette (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) from Japan. [ permanent dead link ] Kyoichiro Ueda, 1995