Epicopeia

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Epicopeia
Epicopeia hainesii, -Sapporo, Hokkaido, -28 Jun. 2012 a.jpg
Epicopeia hainesii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epicopeiidae
Genus: Epicopeia
Westwood, 1841 [1]
Synonyms

Epicopeia is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the genus Papilio and Atrophaneura alcinous .

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<i>Epicopeia mencia</i> Species of moth

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Epicopeia battaka is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn in 1895. It is found on Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.

<i>Epicopeia caroli</i> Species of moth

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Epicopeia leucomelaena is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1919. It is found in China.

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References

  1. Epicopeia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms