Leucoblepsis taiwanensis

Leucoblepsis taiwanensis is a moth in the family Drepanidae that is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]

Leucoblepsis taiwanensis
Leucoblepsis from Taiwan identified as Leucoblepsis excisa, but probably Leucoblepsis taiwanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Leucoblepsis
Species:
L. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Leucoblepsis taiwanensis
Buchsbaum & Miller, 2003[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucobrepsis taiwanensis[2]

The wingspan is 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in). Adults have been recorded from April to December.[1]

References
  1. Buchsbaum, Ulf; Miller, Michael A. (2003). "Leucoblepsis taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of Drepanidae from Taiwan (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Formosan Entomologist. 22: 101–114.
  2. K. T. Shao (ed.). "Leucobrepsis taiwanensis (sic!)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 21 June 2017.


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