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Palirisa sinensis

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Palirisa sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Palirisa
Species:
P. sinensis
Binomial name
Palirisa sinensis
Rothschild, 1917

Palirisa sinensis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917.[1] It is found in China.

The wingspan is 88 mm for males and 131 mm for females. Adults are similar to Palirisa cervina but are smaller and much paler, more silver-grey, and the transverse bands of the forewings are closer together and much fainter. Furthermore, the females are much less rufous than cervina, and the transverse bands are also much closer together.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Palirisa sinensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.