Schistomitra
Schistomitra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epicopeiidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Its only species, Schistomitra funeralis, was described by the same author in the same year.[1] It is found in western Japan, where it has been recorded from central to western Honshu and Shikoku.
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| Genus: | Schistomitra Butler, 1881 |
| Species: | S. funeralis |
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The wingspan is 46–53 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Stewartia pseudocamellia.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Schistomitra funeralis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- Japanese Moths
- The distribution, food plant and early stages of Schistomitra funeralis Butler, a diurnal moth (Epiplemidae)
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