Epipsestis renalis
Species of false owlet moth
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Epipsestis renalis is a moth in the family Drepanidae.[1] It is found in western India (Kangra, Dharmsala), Nepal,[2] Hunan in China, Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Epipsestis |
| Species: | E. renalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipsestis renalis (Moore, 1888) | |
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The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. Adults are purplish brownish grey, the forewings with a slender, black, erect, sinuous antemedial line, and an outwardly-angulated postmedial line. Contiguous to the latter are two or three less distinct lines, followed by a more distinct submarginal denticulated line and a marginal row of short linear spots. Between the medial bands, the area is grey and the orbicular and reniform spots are pinkish, and both are bordered posteriorly by a raised tuft of brown scales. The hindwings are dusky brown.[4]
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