Episteme (moth)

Episteme is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species are widespread.

Episteme
Episteme adulatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Episteme
Hübner, [1820]
Synonyms
  • Eusemia Dalman, 1825

Description

Palpi upturned, where the terminal joint long and naked. Antennae simple and dilated. Forewings with vein 5 from near angle of cell, vein 6 from upper angle, and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with vein 5 from the center of discocellulars.[1]

Species
  • Episteme adulatrix Kollar, [1844]
  • Episteme arctopsa Chou & Chen, 1962
  • Episteme beatrix Jordan, 1909
  • Episteme bisma Moore, [1858]
  • Episteme connexa Walker, 1856
  • Episteme conspicua Rothschild, 1896
  • Episteme hebe Jordan, 1912
  • Episteme latimargo Hampson, 1891
  • Episteme lectrix Linnaeus, 1764
  • Episteme macrosema Jordan, 1912
  • Episteme maculatrix Duncan & Westwood, 1841
  • Episteme mundina Jordan, 1912
  • Episteme negrita Hampson, 1894
  • Episteme nigripennis Butler, 1875
  • Episteme nipalensis Butler, 1875
  • Episteme sumatrana Rothschild, 1899
  • Episteme sumbana Rothschild, 1897
  • Episteme vetula Geyer, 1832
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References
  1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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