Ephestris
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| Ephestris melaxantha. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Ephestris Hübner, [1820] |
| Species: | E. melaxantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephestris melaxantha (Hübner, [1809])
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Ephestris is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. It contains the single species Ephestris melaxantha.[2]
Etymology
The species name melaxantha derives from the Greek μελανός meaning "black" and "xanthus", meaning "golden-haired" or "yellow", with reference to the striking coloration of the wings, probably a warning to predators.[3]
Description
Ephestris melaxantha has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in).[4] Despite being a moth, it has diurnal behaviour.
Distribution
This species is native to Brazil and the tropical regions of South America.[3][5]
References
- ^ Biodiversity Library
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ephestris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Didactalia.net
- ^ Alekseev VN, Babenko VG Butterflies
- ^ Ephestris at funet
External links
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