Prismosticta tianpinga

Prismosticta tianpinga is a moth in the family Endromidae first described by Xing Wang, Guo-Hua Huang and Min Wang in 2011. It is found in the Chinese province of Hunan.[1]

Prismosticta tianpinga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Prismosticta
Species:
P. tianpinga
Binomial name
Prismosticta tianpinga
X. Wang, G. H. Huang & M. Wang, 2011

The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm for males. The forewing ground colour is greenish brown, the apical part of the forewing with a triangular white hyaline (glass-like) dot. The anterior part of the hindwing is red brown and the posterior part greenish brown.

Etymology edit

The specific name refers to Tianping Mountain which is the type locality.

References edit

  1. ^ Wang, Xing; Huang, Guo-Hua & Wang, Min (2011). "Notes on the genus Prismosticta (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae) with description of a new species from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2895: 65–68.