Epectaptera miniata

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Epectaptera miniata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Epectaptera
Species:E. miniata
Binomial name
Epectaptera miniata
Rothschild [1]

Epectaptera miniata is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Rothschild.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epectaptera miniata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 2, 2018.