''Episcepsis lenaeus'' is a

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 ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 underwin ...

. It was described by

Pieter Cramer Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776) was a wealthy Netherlands, Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushin ...

in 1780. It is found from

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to the

Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British Guiana, British, Surinam (Dutch colo ...

Description

Head and thorax fuscous brown; back of head and shoulders with paired crimson spots; fore coxae crimson; abdomen metallic blue, the dorsal patch of hair brown; the ventral surface fuscous, with white patches on the first three segments. Forewing fuscous brown, with apical white patch. Hindwing fuscous with a slight bluish tinge; some

hyaline A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from , and . Histopathology Hyaline cartilage is named after its glassy appearance on fresh gross pathology. On light microscopy of H&E stained slides, the extracellula ...

in, below, and beyond cell; the tuft on inner area white. (Female) Abdomen without white patches below. Wingspan 36 mm.''Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum'' (1913)
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References

External links

* Retrieved April 20, 2018.
''Episcepsis lenaeus'' at BHL
* Episcepsis Moths described in 1780 {{Euchromiina-stub