Episcepsis venata
| Episcepsis venata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subtribe: | Euchromiina |
| Genus: | Episcepsis |
| Species: | E. venata |
| Binomial name | |
| Episcepsis venata Butler, 1877 | |
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Episcepsis venata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found in Mexico and the Amazon region.[1]
Description
Wings hyaline, the veins black; primaries brownish, with the apex, base, external angle, margins, and a spot on the discocellulars, dark brown; secondaries hyaline white, with a broad external black border. Body dark brown; frons white-spotted; back of head and sides of collar spotted with carmine; abdomen shot with blue, terminal segments above metallic green; collar below white-spotted; legs white below, trochanters of first pair rose- red; venter white in the centre, grey -brown at the sides, with a row of small testaceous spots; genitalia yellow. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line.[2]
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