Biology:Epipyrops

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Short description: Genus of moths

Epipyrops
Fulgoraecia exigua - Female.jpg
Fulgoraecia exigua or Epipyrops exigua. Female
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Epipyrops
Bowring, 1852
Type species
Epipyrops anomala
Bowring, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Fulgoraecia Newman, 1851
  • Pseudopsyche H. Edwards, 1882 (preocc. Oberthür, 1880)
  • Oedonia Kirby, 1892
  • Microlimax Hampson, 1896

Epipyrops is a genus of moths in the family Epipyropidae.[2] Also known as Fulgoraecia.

Species

Former species

  • Epipyrops anomala Bowring, 1852
  • Epipyrops eurybrachydis T. B. Fletcher, 1920
  • Epipyrops melanoleuca T. B. Fletcher, 1939
  • Epipyrops schawerdae Zerny 1929

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Epipyrops Bowring, 1852". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=10143.0. Retrieved April 1, 2018. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Epipyrops Bowring, 1852". http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/400010. Retrieved April 1, 2018. 
  • Bowring 1852, in Westwood. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2) 2 (Proc.): 5.

Wikidata ☰ Q18581521 entry