Parapsestis argenteopicta explained

Parapsestis argenteopicta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1879. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, western, north-eastern, northern and central China and Nepal. The habitat consists of various types of mixed forests and oak woods.

The wingspan is 39–47 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.^[2]

Subspecies

• Parapsestis argenteopicta argenteopicta (Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, China: Jilin, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan)
• Parapsestis argenteopicta annamica Laszlo, G.Ronkay, L.Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (Nepal)
• Parapsestis argenteopicta nepalina Laszlo, G.Ronkay, L.Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (Nepal)
• Parapsestis argenteopicta taiwana (Wileman, 1911) (Taiwan)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jpmoth.org/Drepanidae/Thyatirinae/Parapsestis_argenteopicta.html Japanese Moths
2. http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/2007/N-168/N-168.pdf A review of the Thyatirin-moths (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae: Thyatirinae) of the Russian Far East