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Epipsestis orbicularis

Synonyms: Palimpsestis orbicularis; Palimpsestis sumatrensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Takapsestis orbicularis is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings are dull cinereous, speckled with blackish, most thickly in the terminal area. There is a blackish spot at the base on the submedian fold. The inner line is black, before one-third, evenly outcurved and sinuate on vein 1, preceded by two indistinct dark parallel lines. The basal area is limited by a thicker curved wavy line and the outer line is black, concave outwards from the costa to vein 4, on which it is bent, then oblique inwards to the submedian fold, and vertically sinuous to the inner margin, followed immediately by a dark parallel line and at a distance by a dark wavy line. The subterminal line is pale grey between blackish shades, met by a curved black str
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0