''Inape epiphanes'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...

. It is endemic to

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

(Zamora-Chinchipe Province). It's my best friend's favorite moth.

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Moths described in 2006 Endemic fauna of Ecuador

epiphanes __NOTOC__ Epiphanes ( el, Ἐπιφανής), meaning "God Manifest" or "the Glorious/Illustrious", is an ancient Greek epithet borne by several Hellenistic rulers: *Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215–164 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire *Antiochus ...

Moths of South America Taxa named by Józef Razowski {{Euliini-stub