Demopsestis punctigera explained

Demopsestis punctigera is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[1] It is found in Japan, Korea[2] and the Chinese provinces of[3] Jilin, Shaanxi and Jiangsu.[4]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. http://ebook.knps.or.kr/upload/pdf/c0013.pdf A Faunistic Study of Moths on Wolchulsan National Park
  3. http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=KR2006014756 Faunistic Data of Thyatiridae (Lepidoptera) in the Mt. Changbai of China
  4. Jiang . Nan . Yang . Chao . Xue . Dayong . Han . Hongxiang . March 2015 . An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species . Zootaxa . 3941 . 1 . 1–48 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1 . 25947492.
  5. http://www.jpmoth.org/Drepanidae/Thyatirinae/Demopsestis_punctigera.html Japanese Moths