Episcepsis thetis

Episcepsis thetis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Episcepsis
Species: E. thetis
Binomial name
Episcepsis thetis
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx thetis Linnaeus, 1771
  • Epidesma thetis
  • Zygaena thoos Fabricius, 1781
  • Episcepcis thetis Hernández-Baz, 2013

Episcepsis thetis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in Panama and Venezuela.[1]

Description

Upper side: 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.

Under side: Breast and sides dirty black. Abdomen white; its sides and tip dirty black. Wings of the same colour as on the upper side. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Episcepsis at funet
  2. ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John, ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 1. p. 52. pl. XXVI. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External References

  • 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.
  • Episcepsis thetis at BOLD


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