Endoclita sinensis (species of moth)
A species of moth in the family Hepialidae, known as the Chinese swift moth. The Japanese name literally means 'yellow-spotted bat moth'.
Endoclita sinensis is a large moth distributed in China and Japan.
Standard katakana spelling for this moth species name.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in scientific contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
The Japanese name is composed of 黄斑 (kimadara, 'yellow spots'), 蝙蝠 (kōmori, 'bat'), and 蛾 (ga, 'moth'), referring to the moth's spotted appearance and bat-like flight.