''Epidesma'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
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Epidesma albicincta''
(Hampson, 1905)
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Epidesma aurimacula''
(Schaus, 1905)
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Epidesma crameri''
(Travassos, 1938)
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Epidesma hoffmannsi''
(Rothschild, 1912)
* ''
Epidesma imitata
''Epidesma imitata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1883. It is found in Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on t ...
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(Druce, 1883)
* ''
Epidesma josioides''
(Zerny, 1931)
* ''
Epidesma klagesi''
(Rothschild, 1912)
* ''
Epidesma metapolia''
(Dognin, 1912)
* ''
Epidesma obliqua
''Epidesma obliqua'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1898. It is found in Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
References
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Epidesma
Moths described in 1898
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(Schaus, 1898)
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Epidesma oceola''
(Dyar, 1910)
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Epidesma parva''
(Rothschild, 1912)
* ''
Epidesma perplexa''
(Rothschild, 1912)
* ''
Epidesma similis''
(Rothschild, 1912)
* ''
Epidesma trita''
(Dognin, 1911)
* ''
Epidesma ursula''
(Stoll, 781
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References
Euchromiina
Moth genera
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