Epicopeia hainesii

Epicopeia hainesii is a moth of the family Epicopeiidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1889. It is found in the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.[1][2]

Epicopeia hainesii matsumurai larva

Epicopeia hainesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epicopeiidae
Genus:
Epicopeia
Species:
E. hainesii
Binomial name
Epicopeia hainesii
Holland, 1889
Synonyms
  • Epicopeia chinensis Leech
  • Epicopeia mipallida Oberthür, 1920
  • Epicopeia pallescens Oberthür, 1920
  • Epicopeia simulans Leech, 1889
  • Epicopeia sinicaria Leech, 1897

The wingspan is 55–60 mm.

Subspecies
  • Epicopeia hainesii hainesii Holland, 1889
  • Epicopeia hainesii matsumurai Okano, 1973 (Taiwan)
  • Epicopeia hainesii tsushimana Inoue, 1978 (Japan)
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References
  1. "Epicopeia hainesii Holland 1889". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epicopeia hainesii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 15, 2019.


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