Prismosticta tianpinga Wang, X., Huang & Wang, M., 2011

Wang, Xing, Wang, Min, Zolotuhin, Vadim V., Hirowatari, Toshiya, Wu, Shipher & Huang, Guo-Hua, 2015, The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands, Zootaxa 3989 (1), pp. 1-138 : 111

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3989.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9BCFFC47-43D1-47B8-BA56-70A129E6A63F

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6116025

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BB102D-FFD8-CE7F-A2B5-1DB4F379A66D

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Plazi

scientific name

Prismosticta tianpinga Wang, X., Huang & Wang, M., 2011
status

 

74. Prismosticta tianpinga Wang, X., Huang & Wang, M., 2011 ( FIGURES 43 View FIGURE 43 H, 44E)

Prismosticta tianpinga Wang, X., Huang & Wang, M., 2011 , Zootaxa 2895: 67. TL: Mt. Tianpingshan, Badagongshan National NR, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, China ”. Holotype: male (SCAU) [examined].

Diagnosis. This species is characterized by the ochre green wings with a metallic luster, a forewing with a larger triangular transparent spot near the apex, and obscure antemedial, medial and postmedial lines.

Specimens examined. [HUNAN] Sangzhi County (Badagongshan National NR): 1 male, holotype deposited in SCAU with the label “Mt. Tianpingshan, Badagongshan National NR, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, China, 14.V.2007, Liu-Sheng Chen, Zhen Li and Yang Long leg.”; 1 male, paratype same to the holotype except 6.V.2009, Guo-Hua Huang leg. (HUNAU); 1 male, 20.V.2010, Chun-Lin Liao leg. (HUNAU).

Bionomics. The larval host is unknown.

Distribution. Mainland China (Hunan).

Remarks. This species is apparently endemic to Hunan Province in China.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Bombycidae

Genus

Prismosticta

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