Biology:Epicopeiidae
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Short description: Family of moths
| Epicopeiidae | |
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| Epicopeiidae in Seitz | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Geometroidea |
| Family: | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 |
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Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated mimicry rings.
Genera
- Amana Walker, 1855
- Burmeia Minet, 2002
- Chatamla Moore, 1881
- Deuveia Minet, 2002
- Epicopeia Westwood, 1841
- Nossa Kirby, 1892
- Mimaporia Wei & Yen, 2017[1]
- Parabraxas Leech, 1897
- Psychostrophia Butler, 1877
- Schistomitra Butler, 1881
Former genera
- Epicopiopsis Grunberg, 1908
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database
- Tree of Life
- Minet, J. and M. J. Scoble. 1999. The drepanoid/geometroid assemblage. Pages 301-320 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
- Joël Minet (2002). "The Epicopeiidae: phylogeny and a redefinition, with the description of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Drepanoidea)". Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 38 (4): 463–487. doi:10.1080/00379271.2002.10697355. http://zoologie.umh.ac.be/asef/pdf/2002_38_04%5Cfull%5CMinet_ASEF_2002_38%20(04)_463_487_full.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- Notes
- ↑ Wei, Chia-Hsuan; Yen, Shen-Horn (2017). "Mimaporia, a new genus of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of a new species from Vietnam". Zootaxa 4254 (5): 537–550. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4254.5.3. PMID 28609943.
Wikidata ☰ Q1937695 entry
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