Episcepsis inornata

Episcepsis inornata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Central America (including Guatemala and Costa Rica).[1] It has also been recorded from southern Texas.[2]

Episcepsis inornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Episcepsis
Species:
E. inornata
Binomial name
Episcepsis inornata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Automolis inornata Walker, 1856
  • Epidesma inornata
  • Epidesma dodaba Dyar, 1910
  • Epidesma flavomaculata Draudt, 1915
  • Episcepcis inornata Hernández-Baz, 2013

The wingspan is about 37 mm.[3] Adults have two scarlet spots on the vertex and paired scarlet spots on the shoulders and scarlet fore coxae. The forewing apices are black.[4]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Episcepsis inornata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. BugGuide
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. Moths of Belize


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