Epipsestis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Thyatirinae of the Drepanidae. It was erected by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921.[1]

Epipsestis
Epipsestis meilingchani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Thyatirinae
Genus: Epipsestis
Matsumura, 1921
Synonyms
  • Neopsestis Matsumura, 1933
  • Sugiploca Matsumura, 1933

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References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Epipsestis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2018.