''Mimopsestis'' is a
monotypic moth genus belonging to the
subfamily
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Thyatirinae
The Thyatirinae, or false owlet moths, are a subfamily of the moth family Drepanidae
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of the
Drepanidae. It was described by
Shōnen Matsumura in 1921.
Its single species, ''Mimopsestis basalis'', was described by Wileman in 1911. It is found in
Japan
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and the Chinese provinces of
Henan,
Shaanxi,
Hubei and
Hunan.
The
wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, tinged with fuscous on the outer third. The basal area, limited by a black obtusely angled line, is brownish and darker on the costal portion. There are some long black scales on the median