Demopsestis punctigera

Demopsestis punctigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Demopsestis
Species: D. punctigera
Binomial name
Demopsestis punctigera
(Butler, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Asphalia punctigera Butler, 1885

Demopsestis punctigera is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Butler in 1885.[1] It is found in Japan, Korea[2] and China[3] (Jilin, Shaanxi, Jiangsu).[4]

The wingspan is 33-40 mm.[5]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. A Faunistic Study of Moths on Wolchulsan National Park
  3. Faunistic Data of Thyatiridae (Lepidoptera) in the Mt. Changbai of China
  4. Jiang, N., Yang, C., Xue, D-Y. & Han, H-X. 2015: An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species. zootaxa 2015 3941.
  5. Japanese Moths
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