Callopistria delicata is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Eriopinae. It was first described as a new species by Mr. Bao-Shing Chang in 1991.[2] The type locality is Henglong, Miaoli, and the holotype and paratype specimens are currently depositedin the National Museum of Natural Science, Taichuang, Taiwan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Callopistria |
| Species: | C. delicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Callopistria delicata Chang, 1991[1]
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The closely related species of Callopistria delicata are currently known as Callopistria albolineola (Graeser, [1889] 1888) and Callopistria yerburii Butler, 1884.[3]
References
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- ^ Chang, Bao-Shin (1991). Illustrations of Moths in Taiwan Vol. 5 (in Chinese). Taipei: Taiwan Museum. pp. 1–366.
- ^ Shen-Horn, Yen; Wu, Shipher (2009). Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Eriopinae. Biota Taiwanica, Hexapoda: Lepidoptera. Kaohsiung: National Sun Yat-Sen University. pp. 1–87.