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Episparis

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Episparis
Episparis taiwana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Pangraptinae
Genus: Episparis
Walker, [1857]
Synonyms
  • Neviasca Walker, [1859]
  • Pradiota Walker, 1866
  • Epigrypodes Turner, 1936
  • Episparina Berio, 1964
  • Episparonia Berio, 1964

Episparis is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family.

Description

Palpi upturned and hairy. Third joint minute. A short frontal tuft present. Antennae bipectinated to two-thirds length in male. Thorax and abdomen clothed with coarse hair. Tibia hairy. Forewings with straight costa. Outer margin excised from vein 5 to outer angle. Hindwings with produced outer margin to a point at vein 3 and excised below the point.[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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