Epicampoptera

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Epicampoptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Genus: Epicampoptera
Bryk, 1913 [1]
Synonyms
  • MetadrepanaHampson, 1914

Epicampoptera is a genus of moths in the family Drepanidae. The genus was first described by Felix Bryk in 1913. [2]

They are defoliators of coffee plants (Rubiaceae) and the species are difficult to determine by sight. [3]

Type species: Epicampoptera erosa (Holland, 1893)

Some species of this genus are

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Epicampoptera Bryk, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epicampoptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 10 July 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. (in French) Griveaud, 1967, Lépidoptères défoliateurs des Rubiacées en Côte d'Ivoire, Cah.ORSTOM, sér.Biol.3