Epicopeia

Epicopeia is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the genus Papilio and Atrophaneura alcinous.

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Epicopeia

Synonyms
  • Epicopiopsis Grunberg, 1908

Species

Former species

  • Epicopeia albofasciata Djakonov, 1926
  • Epicopeia longicauda Matsumura, 1931

References

  1. Epicopeia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Inoue, H., 1978: Genus Epicopeia Westwood from Japan, Korea and Taiwan : Lepidoptera:Epicopeidae. Tyô to Ga 29 (2): 69-75. Abstract and full article: .
  • Kishida, Y. & T. Endo, 1999: Two new subspecies of Epicopeia battaka (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50(1): 48-50. Abstract and full article:


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