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Paragnorima fuscescens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Paragnorima

Paragnorima fuscescens is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in India, Nepal, China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet), Vietnam, Thailand and Burma.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are dull brown suffused with fuscous and with traces of numerous waved dark lines. There is a pale speck below the median nervure near the base and an indistinct dark spot on the discocellulars, as well as a pale patch at the apex. The hindwings are pale fuscous with an indistinct paler band just beyond the middle.

References

Paragnorima fuscescens Wikipedia