''Ashibusa subelliptica'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Cosmopterigidae The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. ...

. It was described Z.W. Zhang and H.H. Li in 2009 and is endemic to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

., 2009: Taxonomic study of the genus ''Ashibusa'' Matsumura (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae), with description of six new species in China. ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 56 (2): 335-343. . Abstract

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* Moths described in 2009 Moths of Asia Endemic fauna of China Cosmopteriginae {{Cosmopteriginae-stub