Episparis penetrata

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Episparis penetrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Episparis
Species:
E. penetrata
Binomial name
Episparis penetrata
Walker, 1857
Synonyms
  • Episparis sublibatrixBryk, 1915

Episparis penetrata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.

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Distribution

The species is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Episparis penetrata Walker, 1857". Afromoths. Retrieved May 18, 2020.