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''Psychostrophia'' is a genus 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 approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Epicopeiidae Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in ...
. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders. Biography Arthur Gardiner Butl ...
in 1877.


Species

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Psychostrophia melanargia ''Psychostrophia melanargia'' is a moth of the family Epicopeiidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...
'' Butler 1877 *''
Psychostrophia nymphidiaria ''Psychostrophia nymphidiaria'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1893. It is found in western China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world ...
'' (Oberthür, 1893) *''
Psychostrophia picaria ''Psychostrophia picaria'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1897. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List ...
'' Leech, 1897 *''
Psychostrophia endoi ''Psychostrophia endoi'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Inoue in 1992. It is found in Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະ ...
'' Inoue, 1992


References

Epicopeiidae Moth genera {{Geometroidea-stub