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Epipsestis cortigera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epipsestis

Epipsestis cortigera is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ocherous, irrorated with fuscous in the antemedian and subcostal areas, and tinged with some olive in the basal area. The hindwings are pale greyish fuscous, a little paler in the basal and inner area.

References

Epipsestis cortigera Wikipedia