Takapsestis bifasciata

Takapsestis bifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Takapsestis
Species: T. bifasciata
Binomial name
Takapsestis bifasciata
(Hampson, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Polyploca bifasciata Hampson, 1895
  • Takapsestis nepalensis Yoshimoto, 1992
  • Takapsestis harutai Yoshimoto, 1994

Takapsestis bifasciata is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in India (Sikkim) and Nepal.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are silvery greyish-white, the forewings with diffused ante- and postmedial fuscous bands, the former with slightly waved edges and oblique, the latter slightly excurved at the middle. There is also a fine oblique apical streak.[2]

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