''Himantopterus fuscinervis'' is a moth in the family

Himantopteridae The Himantopteridae are a family of 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 appro ...

. It was described by

Constantin Wesmael Constantin Wesmael (4 October 1798, in Brussels – 26 October 1872, near to Saint-Josse-ten-Noode) was a Belgian entomologist. Life Of modest origin, he was granted a bursary to study law. He taught, initially, humanities in Charleroi be ...

in 1836. It is found on

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

and Java and in Malaysia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on '' Shorea platyclados''.A breeding record for Himantopterus fuscinervis Wesmael (Lepidoptera, Hymantopteridae)
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Moths described in 1836 Himantopteridae {{Zygaenoidea-stub