Episparis fenestrifera

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Episparis fenestrifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Episparis
Species:
E. fenestrifera
Binomial name
Episparis fenestrifera
Bryk, 1915
Synonyms
  • Episparis pyrocausta Hampson, 1926

Episparis fenestrifera is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Felix Bryk in 1915.

Distribution

The species is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Episparis fenestrifera Bryk, 1915". Afromoths. Retrieved May 18, 2020.