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Parapsestis lichenea

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Parapsestis lichenea is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in India (Sikkim), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China (Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Hubei, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet).

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, crossed by numerous waved dark lines. There are indistinct antemedial, postmedial and submarginal curved dark bands and the orbicular and reniform spots are indistinct, the former figure-of-8-shaped, the latter elongate. There is also an oblique black apical streak and a marginal lunulate line. The hindwings are white with an indistinct medial fuscous line and a broad blackish marginal band.

Subspecies

  • Parapsestis lichenea lichenea (India: Sikkim)
  • Parapsestis lichenea splendida Laszlo, G.Ronkay, L.Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China: Yunnan, Tibet)
  • Parapsestis lichenea tsinlinga Laszlo, G.Ronkay, L.Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (China: Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Hubei, Fujian, Sichuan)
  • References

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