Biology:Episcepsis thetis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Episcepsis |
| Species: | E. thetis
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| Episcepsis thetis (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Episcepsis thetis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in Panama and Venezuela.[1][2]
Description
Upperside: Antennae black. Head and thorax black. On the neck are two small scarlet spots just above the eyes, and one on each side below them. Abdomen silvery shining blue, having a triangular black mark at the base. Anterior wings dirty black, immaculate; tips whitish. Posterior wings dirty black, with a white discoidal transparent cloud.
Underside: Breast and sides dirty black. Abdomen white; its sides and tip dirty black. Wings of the same colour as on the upperside. [3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Episcepsis thetis (Linnaeus, 1771)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/ctenuchinae/episcepsis/#thetis. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Epidesma thetis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=31774.
- ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John. ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 1. p. 52. pl. XXVI.
External links
- "Taxonomy Browser: Episcepsis thetis". http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=157877. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q15636808 entry
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