Epipsestis nigropunctata

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Drepanidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Epipsestis

Epipsestis nigropunctata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in China, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku), Korea, the Russian Far East and Nepal.

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

Subspecies

Epipsestis nigropunctata nigropunctata (Nepal, China: Yunnan)

Epipsestis nigropunctata perornata Inoue, 1972 (south-eastern Russia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, China: Shaanxi)

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