Episcepsis lamia

Episcepsis lamia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Euchromiina
Genus: Episcepsis
Species: E. lamia
Binomial name
Episcepsis lamia
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Heliura lamia Butler, 1877
  • Epidesma lamia

Episcepsis lamia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found in the Amazon region, Guatemala and Costa Rica.[1]

Description

Head and thorax fuscous brown; two scarlet spots on back of head and two on lower part of tegulae; fore coxae crimson; abdomen metallic blue-green, with the rough hair at base blackish; the ventral surface fuscous, with sublateral white lines on basal half. Fore wing uniform fuscous brown. Hind wing black shot with blue; hyaline streaks in, below, and beyond cell; the tuft on inner area whitish. .... Exp. 34 mill. [2]

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