Epicopeiidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s in the order
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g.
red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated
mimicry rings.
Genera
*''
Amana''
Walker, 1855
*''
Burmeia''
Minet, 2002
*''
Chatamla''
Moore, 1881
*''
Deuveia''
Minet, 2002
*''
Epicopeia''
Westwood, 1841
*''
Nossa''
Kirby, 1892
*''
Mimaporia''
Wei & Yen, 2017
*''
Parabraxas''
Leech, 1897
*''
Psychostrophia''
Butler, 1877
*''
Schistomitra''
Butler, 1881
Former genera
* ''
Epicopiopsis''
Grunberg, 1908
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus DatabaseTree of Life* Minet, J. and M. J. Scoble. 1999. The drepanoid/geometroid assemblage. Pages 301-320 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
*
*
;Notes
Moth families
{{Geometroidea-stub