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Euparyphasma albibasis

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Euparyphasma albibasis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Euparyphasma
Species:
E. albibasis
Binomial name
Euparyphasma albibasis
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Polyploca albibasis Hampson, 1893
  • Lithocharis cinereofusca Houlbert, 1921

Euparyphasma albibasis is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India, Taiwan and China.

The wingspan is about 68 mm. The forewings are silvery grey, with a white base and a whitish fascia along the costa from one-fifth from the base to the apex. There are waved antemedial and postmedial dark lines and a submarginal series of white specks. The hindwings are pale fuscous, the outer area darker.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Euparyphasma albibasis albibasis (India)
  • Euparyphasma albibasis cinereofusca (Houlbert, 1921) (Vietnam, China: Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • Euparyphasma albibasis guankaiyuni Laszlo, G. Ronkay, L. Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (China: Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Euparyphasma albibasis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.