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Episcepsis thetis

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Episcepsis thetis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Episcepsis
Species:
E. thetis
Binomial name
Episcepsis thetis
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx thetis Linnaeus, 1771
  • Epidesma thetis
  • Zygaena thoos Fabricius, 1781
  • Episcepcis thetis Hernández-Baz, 2013

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

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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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Episcepsis thetis (Linnaeus, 1771)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Epidesma thetis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 1. p. 52. pl. XXVI.
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