Episteme (moth)

Episteme
Episteme adulatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Episteme
Hübner, [1820]
Synonyms
  • Eusemia Dalman, 1825

Episteme is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Species are widespread.

Description

Palpi upturned, where the terminal joint long and naked. Antennae simple and dilated. Fore wings with vein 5 from near angle of cell, vein 6 from upper angle, and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hind wings with vein 5 from the center of discocellulars.[1]

Species

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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