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Epipsestis nikkoensis

(Epipsestis nikkoensis)

Description

Epipsestis nikkoensis is a moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Matsumura in 1921. It is found in the Chinese provinces of Jilin, Shaanxi and Hubei and in Japan, Taiwan, the Russian Far East, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, the Korean Peninsula, Thailand and northern Vietnam.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Drepanidae
Genus:Epipsestis
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