Uropyia meticulodina (Oberthür, 1884) is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Uropyia meticulodina (Oberthür, 1884)

Uropyia meticulodina (Oberthür, 1884)

Uropyia meticulodina is a dead-leaf-mimicking Notodontidae moth found in East Asia, with a 45–55 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Uropyia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Uropyia meticulodina (Oberthür, 1884)

Uropyia meticulodina is a moth species belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first formally described by Oberthür in 1884. This species can be found in Taiwan, Japan, and the Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Hubei, and Shaanxi. The wingspan of adult Uropyia meticulodina ranges from 45 to 55 mm. Adult individuals of this species are mimics of dead leaves.

Photo: (c) Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Notodontidae Uropyia

More from Notodontidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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