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Epilacydes

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Epilacydes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Epilacydes
Butler, 1875
Type species
Epilacydes simulans
Butler, 1875

Epilacydes is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. The moths are found in the Afrotropics.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Epilacydes Butler, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  • Dubatolov, V. V., 2006: New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Nachrichten des Entomologische Vereins Apollo 27 (3): 139–152.
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