Epipomponia nawai

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Epipomponia nawai
Epipomponia nawai on Tanna japonensis.JPG
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E. nawai
Binomial name
Epipomponia nawai
(Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Epypyros nawai Dyar, 1904

Epipomponia nawai is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.[1] It is found in Japan and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The wings are entirely black, the forewings with many bluish-metallic scales.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epipomponia nawai". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Epipomponia at funet
  3. ^ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 6 (1) : 19


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