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Stenopsestis alternata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stenopsestis

Stenopsestis alternata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in India (Sikkim), Nepal, Burma, China (Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet) and Thailand.

The forewings are pale metallic cupreous-brown, crossed by a broad basal, a median, and two narrow submarginal greenish-grey indistinct bands. There are some black basal spots, an ante- and postmedian transverse black sinuous line and black and white streaks externally along the veins. The hindwings and abdomen are pale cupreous-brown.

References

Stenopsestis alternata Wikipedia