''Epatolmis'' is a
monotypic genus of
tiger moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. Its single species, ''Epatolmis caesarea'', was
first described by
Michael Denis and
Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe,
Asia Minor, southern
Siberia,
Amur,
Mongolia, northern
China
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up to
Korea and
Japan
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.
The
wingspan is 35–40 mm.
The
caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...
s feed on various plants, including ''
Rubus'', ''
Atriplex
''Atriplex'' () is a plant genus of about 250 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache (; also spelled orach). It belongs to the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae ''s.l.''.
The genus is quite variable and w ...
'', ''
Cynoglossum'', ''
Plantago'', ''
Veronica'', ''
Stellaria
''Stellaria'' is a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort, stitchwort and chickweed.
Description
''Stellaria'' species are relatively small ...
'', ''
Galium'', ''
Hieracium'' and ''
Euphorbia'' species.
References
External links
''Fauna Europaea''''Lepiforum e.V.''
Spilosomina
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1775
Monotypic moth genera
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