Prismosticta tianpinga
Prismosticta tianpinga is a moth in the family Endromidae first described by Xing Wang, Guo-Hua Huang and Min Wang in 2011. It is found in the Chinese province of Hunan.[1]
| Prismosticta tianpinga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Prismosticta |
| Species: | P. tianpinga |
| Binomial name | |
| Prismosticta tianpinga X. Wang, G. H. Huang & M. Wang, 2011 | |
The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm for males. The forewing ground colour is greenish brown, the apical part of the forewing with a triangular white hyaline (glass-like) dot. The anterior part of the hindwing is red brown and the posterior part greenish brown.
Etymology
The specific name refers to Tianping Mountain which is the type locality.
References
- Wang, Xing; Huang, Guo-Hua & Wang, Min (2011). "Notes on the genus Prismosticta (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae) with description of a new species from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2895: 65–68.
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