Biology:Epicopeia battaka

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Short description: Species of moth

Epicopeia battaka
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epicopeiidae
Genus: Epicopeia
Species:
E. battaka
Binomial name
Epicopeia battaka
Dohrn, 1895

Epicopeia battaka is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn in 1895.[1] It is found on Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Subspecies

  • Epicopeia battaka battaka (northern Sumatra)
  • Epicopeia battaka dempona Kishida & Endo, 1999 (southern Sumatra)
  • Epicopeia battaka malayana Kishida & Endo, 1999 (Peninsular Malaysia)

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Epicopeia battaka". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=69293. 
  2. Kishida, Y. & Endo, T. (1999). "Two new subspecies of Epicopeia battaka (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae)". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 50(1): 48-50.

Wikidata ☰ Q13609444 entry