Horipsestis aenea explained

Horipsestis aenea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Wileman in 1911.^[1] It is found in Taiwan, the Chinese provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan and Yunnan and in Vietnam.

Subspecies

• Horipsestis aenea aenea (Taiwan)
• Horipsestis aenea minor (Sick, 1941) (China: Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan)
• Horipsestis aenea roseobasalis Laszlo, G. Ronkay, L. Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (Vietnam)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.