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Neopseustis meyricki

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Species of archaic bell moth

Neopseustis meyricki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Neopseustidae
Genus: Neopseustis
Species: N. meyricki
Binomial name
Neopseustis meyricki
Hering, 1925
Synonyms
  • Formopseustis takamukui Matsumura , 1931

Neopseustis meyricki is a species of moth belonging to the family Neopseustidae. It was described by Hering in 1925. It is known from the central highlands of Taiwan, where it occurs rather widely at elevations exceeding 1,000 meters.

The wingspan is 20 mm for males and 20–22 mm for females.

References

  1. Systematics and Zoogeography of the Family Neopseustidae with the Proposal of a New Superfamily (Lepidoptera: Neopseustoidea)
Taxon identifiers
Neopseustis meyricki


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