Schistomitra joelmineti
| Schistomitra joelmineti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epicopeiidae |
| Genus: | Schistomitra |
| Species: | S. joelmineti
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| Binomial name | |
| Schistomitra joelmineti Huang & Wang, 2019
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Schistomitra joelmineti is a moth species in the family Epicopeiidae described by Si-Yao Huang and Yuan Zhang in 2019. The specific epithet is named in honor of Joël Minet[1]
It is found in Northwest China, where it has been found in Shaanxi Province and Gansu Province as of 2019. Length of forewing is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to June. The host plant of larva is unknown at present.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Si-Yao Huang; Yuan Zhang; Min Wang; Xiao-Ling Fan (2019). "First record of the genus Schistomitra Butler, 1881 (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae) from China, with the description of a new species". ZooKeys (878): 145–155. doi:10.3897/zookeys.878.35364. PMC 6791896. PMID 31632178.