Stenopsestis bruna
| Stenopsestis bruna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Stenopsestis |
| Species: | S. bruna
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenopsestis bruna Jiang, Yang, Xue & Han, 2015
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Stenopsestis bruna is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Nan Jiang, Chao Yang, Dayong Xue, Hongxiang Han in 2015.[1][failed verification] It is found in the Chinese provinces of Hubei and Hunan.
The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to the dark brown colour of the wings and is derived from Latin brunus (meaning brown).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ 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.
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