Neopheosia

Neopheosia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1920. Its only species, Neopheosia fasciata, was first described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in the Himalayas, Taiwan, Sundaland, Buru[2] and Japan.

Neopheosia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Neopheosia
Matsumura, 1920
Species:
N. fasciata
Binomial name
Neopheosia fasciata
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Pheosia fasciata Moore, 1888
  • Neopheosia fasciata formosana Okano, 1959

The wingspan is 45–50 mm.[3]

Subspecies
  • Neopheosia fasciata fasciata
  • Neopheosia fasciata japonica Okano, 1955 (Japan)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Neopheosia Matsumura, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Neopheosia fasciata Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. "ヘリスジシャチホコ Neopheosia fasciata japonica Okano, 1955". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2020.


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