Psychostrophia melanargia

Psychostrophia melanargia
Psychostrophia melanargia on a leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epicopeiidae
Genus: Psychostrophia
Species:
P. melanargia
Binomial name
Psychostrophia melanargia
Butler, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Psychostrophia catenifera Seitz, 1912
  • Psychostrophia hemimelaena Seitz, 1913

Psychostrophia melanargia, commonly known as golden-crested moth, is a moth of the family Epicopeiidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan.

The wingspan is 32–39 mm.[2]

Host plants

The host plant is the Japanese clethra Huang, S. Y.; Wang, M.; Fan, X. L. (2019). "Notes on the genus Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae), with description of a new species". ZooKeys (900): 111–127. Bibcode:2019ZooK..900..111H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.900.46973. PMC 6946741. PMID 31920426.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Psychostrophia melanargia Butler 1877". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "キンモンガ Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877". Japanese Moths. Retrieved January 25, 2019.


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