Si-yao Huang, Mu-yang He & Peng Yu
Entomological Studies (ISSN 3153-743X)
Issue: 2 (2026)
Page range: 66–73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23943234
Published: 4 November 2026
Authors' Metadata
Si-yao Huang
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig, Adenauer Allee 127, Bonn 53113, Germany
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9859-9212
Mu-yang He
Xiangximeilin 46-2, Anyuan District, Pingxiang 337000, Jiangxi, China
Peng Yu
Jiangbei District, Chongqing, China
Abstract
A new species of the genus Mimaporia Wei & Yen, 2017 is described from northwestern Yunnan: M. horiei Huang sp. n. Some notes regarding the diagnosis and taxonomy of the genus are also presented. An updated key to the genus is provided. The adults and genitalia of the new and related species are illustrated.
Key words
Himalaya, Indochina, oriental swallowtail moth, Oriental Realm.
How to cite:
Huang, S.-Y., He, M.-Y. & Yu, P. (2026) Notes on the genus Mimaporia Wei & Yen (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea, Epicopeiidae) with the description of a new species from northwestern Yunnan. Entomological Studies, 2, 66–73.
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Author contributions
Si-yao Huang: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing—Original draft, Writing—Review and Editing, Data Curation, Supervision, Visualization.
Mu-yang He: Resources, Writing—Original draft.
Peng Yu: Resources, Writing—Original draft.
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