Kenyarctia epicaste

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Kenyarctia epicaste
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Kenyarctia
Species:
K. epicaste
Binomial name
Kenyarctia epicaste
(Fawcett, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia epicasteFawcett, 1915

Kenyarctia epicaste is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1915. It is found in Kenya. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Kenyarctia epicaste (Fawcett, 1915)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 16, 2018.