Prismosticta hyalinata

Prismosticta hyalinata is a moth in the family Endromidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885. It is found in Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.

Prismosticta hyalinata
In Adalbert Seitz's Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Prismosticta
Species:
P. hyalinata
Binomial name
Prismosticta hyalinata
Butler, 1885
Synonyms
  • Apha hyalinata

The wingspan is 27–30 mm.[1] Adults are sexually dimorphic.

The larvae feed on Symplocaceae species.

References edit

  1. ^ "スカシサン Prismosticta hyalinata Butler, 1885". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2020.