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.

Schistomitra
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Schistomitra

Butler, 1881
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S. funeralis
Binomial name
Schistomitra funeralis
Butler, 1881

The wingspan is 46–53 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Stewartia pseudocamellia.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. The distribution, food plant and early stages of Schistomitra funeralis Butler, a diurnal moth (Epiplemidae)


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