Episcepsis thetis

Episcepsis thetis
Scientific classification
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 thetisLinnaeus, 1771 Epidesma thetis Zygaena thoosFabricius, 1781 Episcepcis thetisHernández-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

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

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.

External links

• "Taxonomy Browser: Episcepsis thetis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 27, 2019.