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Takapsestis bifasciata

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ21359942 ↗
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Takapsestis bifasciata is a moth in the family Drepanidae described by George Hampson in 1895. It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Nepal.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are silvery greyish white, the forewings with diffused antemedial and postmedial fuscous bands, the former with slightly waved edges and oblique, the latter slightly excurved at the middle. There is also a fine oblique apical streak.

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This entry incorporates text from “Takapsestis bifasciata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.