''Histia flabellicornis'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Zygaenidae The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, ofte ...

. It was described by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...

in 1775. It is found in Asia. It has been recorded feeding on '' Bischofia trifoliata''.

Subspecies

*''Histia flabellicornis flabellicornis'' *''Histia flabellicornis atrovirens'' Inoue, 1992 (Japan) *''Histia flabellicornis angustimargo'' Hering, 1925 (Sumatra) *''Histia flabellicornis azurea'' Inoue, 1992 (Japan) *''Histia flabellicornis catobia'' Dohrn, 1899 (Sumatra) *''Histia flabellicornis cometaris'' Butler, 1882 *''Histia flabellicornis libelluloides'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850) (Java) *''Histia flabellicornis lombokensis'' Rothschild, 1899 (Lombok) *''Histia flabellicornis niasica'' Dohrn, 1899 (Nias) *''Histia flabellicornis nilgira'' Moore, 1879 (southern India) *''Histia flabellicornis obsoleta'' Inoue, 1992 (Japan) *''Histia flabellicornis sumatrana'' Rothschild, 1899 (Sumatra) *''Histia flabellicornis sumbawana'' Hering, 1922 (Sumbawa) *''Histia flabellicornis tahanica'' Jordan, 1907 (Malakka) *''Histia flabellicornis ultima'' Hering, 1922 (Taiwan)

References

Moths described in 1775 Chalcosiinae Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Zygaenidae-stub