Episcepsis inornata
Episcepsis inornata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Central America (including Guatemala and Costa Rica).[1] It has also been recorded from southern Texas.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Episcepsis |
| Species: | E. inornata |
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| Episcepsis inornata (Walker, 1856) | |
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The wingspan is about 37 mm.[3] Adults have two scarlet spots on the vertex and paired scarlet spots on the shoulders and scarlet fore coxae. The forewing apices are black.[4]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Episcepsis inornata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- BugGuide
- Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- Moths of Belize
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Episcepsis inornata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- Episcepsis inornata at BOLD
- Episcepsis inornata at BHL
- Episcepsis inornata at EOL
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