Epimeciodes

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Epimeciodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Epimeciodes
Hampson, 1926
Species:
E. abunda
Binomial name
Epimeciodes abunda
Synonyms
  • Epimecia abundaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Epimeciodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae, established by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Epimeciodes abunda, was first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1874. This species is found in South Africa. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Epimeciodes abunda (Felder R. & Rogenhofer, 1875)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epimeciodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Epimeciodes Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 10, 2020.