Prismosticta fenestrata

Prismosticta fenestrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Prismosticta
Species: P. fenestrata
Binomial name
Prismosticta fenestrata
Butler, 1880
Synonyms
  • Prismosticta sinica Yang, 1995

Prismosticta fenestrata is a moth in the Endromidae family. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Xizang), Taiwan, India and Nepal.[1]

Mature larvae vary in colour from greenish yellow to darkish brown marked with darker lines and paler stripes. Pupation takes place in a small cocoon of brown silk, spun on a twig or in a clump of leaves.[2]

References

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