Episcepsis sixola
| Episcepsis sixola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subtribe: | Euchromiina |
| Genus: | Episcepsis |
| Species: | E. sixola |
| Binomial name | |
| Episcepsis sixola Schaus, 1910 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epidesma sixola | |
Episcepsis sixola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
Palpi and legs brown-black. Palpi with a white spot on first segment. White spots at base and end of coxae; fore coxae streaked with white in male, with roseate in female. Collar and thorax brown-black, the former with dorsal and lateral red spots. Abdomen dull blue-black, underneath with two rows of white spots. Primaries brown-black, the veins still darker; a vague subterminal broad darker shade. Secondaries black; a short white streak in cell, and a large white patch at base of inner margin ; some white scales beyond cell between veins 2 and 5. Expanse, M 34, F 37 mm.[2]
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