Episcepsis thetis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Episcepsis |
Species: | E. thetis
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Binomial name | |
Episcepsis thetis (
Linnaeus, 1771)
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Synonyms | |
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Episcepsis thetis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in Panama and Venezuela. [1] [2]
Upperside: Antennae black. Head and thorax black. On the neck are two small scarlet spots just above the eyes, and one on each side below them. Abdomen silvery shining blue, having a triangular black mark at the base. Anterior wings dirty black, immaculate; tips whitish. Posterior wings dirty black, with a white discoidal transparent cloud.
Underside: Breast and sides dirty black. Abdomen white; its sides and tip dirty black. Wings of the same colour as on the upperside. [3]
Episcepsis thetis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Episcepsis |
Species: | E. thetis
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Binomial name | |
Episcepsis thetis (
Linnaeus, 1771)
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Synonyms | |
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Episcepsis thetis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in Panama and Venezuela. [1] [2]
Upperside: Antennae black. Head and thorax black. On the neck are two small scarlet spots just above the eyes, and one on each side below them. Abdomen silvery shining blue, having a triangular black mark at the base. Anterior wings dirty black, immaculate; tips whitish. Posterior wings dirty black, with a white discoidal transparent cloud.
Underside: Breast and sides dirty black. Abdomen white; its sides and tip dirty black. Wings of the same colour as on the upperside. [3]