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Ephialtias draconis

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Ephialtias draconis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Ephialtias
Species:
E. draconis
Binomial name
Ephialtias draconis
(H. Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Josia draconis (H. Druce, 1885)
  • Actea draconis H. Druce, 1885

Ephialtias draconis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Panama, and has been recorded from southeastern Peru and northern Bolivia, with few intervening specimens from Colombia or Ecuador.

Larvae have been recorded on Turnera species.

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