Parapsestis argenteopicta

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Drepanidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parapsestis
Similar Tethea ocularis, Habrosyne, Drepanidae, Garden tiger moth

Parapsestis argenteopicta is a moth in the Drepanidae family. 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.

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

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)

References

Parapsestis argenteopicta Wikipedia

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