''Epischnia asteris'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''

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''. It was described by Staudinger in 1870, and is known from

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and

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. The

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is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing in July.UKmoths
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''. They can be found from August to September and again from April to May after overwintering.

References

Moths described in 1870 Phycitini Moths of Europe {{Phycitini-stub