Euparyphasma albibasis

Euparyphasma albibasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Euparyphasma
Species:	E. albibasis
Binomial name
	Euparyphasma albibasis; (Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
	Polyploca albibasis Hampson, 1893; Lithocharis cinereofusca Houlbert, 1921;

Euparyphasma albibasis is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India, Taiwan and China.

The wingspan is about 68 mm. The forewings are silvery grey, with a white base and a whitish fascia along the costa from one-fifth from the base to the apex. There are waved antemedial and postmedial dark lines and a submarginal series of white specks. The hindwings are pale fuscous, the outer area darker.[2]

Subspecies

Euparyphasma albibasis albibasis (India)
Euparyphasma albibasis cinereofusca (Houlbert, 1921) (Vietnam, China: Sichuan, Yunnan)
Euparyphasma albibasis guankaiyuni Laszlo, G. Ronkay, L. Ronkay & Witt, 2007 (China: Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi)

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References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euparyphasma albibasis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euparyphasma albibasis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.