Epicopeia mencia

Epicopeia mencia
	Epicopeia mencia var. leucorrhea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epicopeiidae
Genus:	Epicopeia
Species:	E. mencia
Binomial name
	Epicopeia mencia; Moore, [1875]
Synonyms
	Epicopeia formosana Nagano, 1912; Epicopeia albofasciata Djakonov, 1926; Epicopeia longicauda Matsumura, 1931; Epicopeia mencia licenti Strelkov, 1932; Epicopeia mencia var. aemilii Strelkov, 1932; Epicopeia mencia var. gandissarti Strelkov, 1932; Epicopeia hirayamai Matsumura, 1935;

Epicopeia mencia is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1875.^[1] It is found in China,^[2] Vietnam,^[3] Korea, the Russian Far East, Japan and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on Ulmus species. There is one generation per year. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.^[5]

Gallery

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epicopeia mencia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018. Note: This source has 1874 as the year of description.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Epicopeia mencia Moore, [1875]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ "Taxonomy Browser: Epicopeia mencia". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ Moths of Japan
^ Study on the bionomics of Epicopeia mencia and its control

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