The epicopeiid moth genus Butler, 1881 is reported outside Japan for the first time, with a new species, Huang & Wang, , described from the southern part of Shaanxi and Gansu Province in China. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided, and the distribution pattern of the genus is discussed.
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