Nemophora limenites ( Meyrick, 1914 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5348.1.1 |
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(22) Nemophora limenites ( Meyrick, 1914) View in CoL
Nemotois limenites Meyrick, 1914: 61 View in CoL (TL: Formosa, Kankau [ Taiwan, Pingdong]; BMNH); Hua 2005: 2 (list of China). Nemophora limenites: Shao et al. 2008: 550 View in CoL (Checklist of Taiwan); Heppner 1992: 63 (Checklist of Taiwan).
Nemotois limenitis [sic!]: Matsumura 1931: 1112, fig. 2336 (Taiwan); Matsumura 1932: 122, pl. 4, fig. 7 ( China, Taiwan).
Diagnosis. This species is very similar to N. aurifera but can be distinguished by the following features: body size small, wing expanse about 14 mm; palpus short and whitish; antenna white, towards base shining dark purplefuscous; forewing central fascia whitish, very narrow straight, widely interrupted in middle.
Specimens examined. Not available in this study.
Distribution. China (Taiwan).
Remarks. This species is endemic to Taiwan, including Pingtung, Tainan, and Nantou, and mainly occurs from April to May ( Meyrick 1914; Matsumura 1931, 1932).
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Nemophora limenites ( Meyrick, 1914 )
Liao, Cheng-Qing, Hirowatari, Toshiya, Yagi, Sadahisa, Wang, Min, Wang, Xing & Huang, Guo-Hua 2023 |
Nemotois limenitis
Matsumura, S. 1932: 122 |
Matsumura, S. 1931: 1112 |
Nemotois limenites
Shao, K. T. & Peng, C. I. & Wu, W. J. 2008: 550 |
Hua, L. Z. 2005: 2 |
Heppner, J. B. 1992: 63 |
Meyrick, E. 1914: 61 |