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Demopsestis punctigera

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Demopsestis punctigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Demopsestis
Species:
D. punctigera
Binomial name
Demopsestis punctigera
(Butler, 1885)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Asphalia punctigera Butler, 1885

Demopsestis punctigera is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[1][2] It is found in Japan (all the main islands[3][4]), Korea,[3][4][5] and the Chinese provinces of Jilin, Shaanxi, and Jiangsu.[2]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Demopsestis punctigera (Butler, 1885)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.286. 13 October 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  3. 1 2 Yoshimoto, Hiroshi (1983). "A revision of the genus Demopsestis and its three related genera, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera, Thyatiridae)". Tyô to Ga. 34 (1): 1–20 [5]. doi:10.18984/lepid.34.1_1.
  4. 1 2 3 "ホシボシトガリバ Demopsestis punctigera (Butler, 1885)". Japanese Moths. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  5. ↑ Cho, Young-Ho; et al. (2010). "A faunistic study of moths on Wolchulsan National Park" (PDF). Journal of National Park Research. 1 (2): 108–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-17.