Epiplema
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| Epiplema himala | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Genus: | Epiplema Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
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Epiplema is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. A number of species have been reassigned to Europlema.
Description[]
Palpi porrect (extending forward), projecting beyond the frons. Forewings with vein 5 from the upper angle of cell and veins 6, 7 and 8, 9 stalked. Vein 10 usually from cell, rarely stalked with 8 and 9. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Wings held more or less apart in repose.[1]
Species[]
- Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
- Epiplema albida
- Warren, 1896
- Turner, 1903
- (Walker, 1861)
- Warren, 1896
- Warren, 1896
- (Eversmann, 1837)
- Epiplema himala (Butler, 1880)
- (Warren, 1896)
- (Guenée, 1857)
- Epiplema irrorata (Moore, 1887)
- Epiplema latifasciata (Moore, 1887)
- Turner, 1911
- Epiplema quadristrigata (Walker, 1866)
- (Holloway, 1998)
- (Turner, 1903)
- Epiplema tenebrosa Hampson
- Turner, 1911
References[]
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku. "Epiplema Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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Categories:
- Uraniidae
- Geometroidea stubs