A new species of the genus Epiplema Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] from China (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae, Epipleminae)
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Lepidoptera, Uraniidae, Epipleminae, Epiplema, new species, ChinaAbstract
A new species Epiplema sinica Han & Han, sp. nov.is described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichaun, Yunnan Provinces, China. The images of the adults and the genitalia of both sexes are illustrated, and compared with the related species E. albida (Hampson, 1891).
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