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Epicopeia hainesii

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Species of moth

Epicopeia hainesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epicopeiidae
Genus: Epicopeia
Species: E. hainesii
Binomial name
Epicopeia hainesii
Holland, 1889
Synonyms
  • Epicopeia chinensis Leech
  • Epicopeia mipallida Oberthür, 1920
  • Epicopeia pallescens Oberthür, 1920
  • Epicopeia simulans Leech, 1889
  • Epicopeia sinicaria Leech, 1897

Epicopeia hainesii is a moth of the family Epicopeiidae, first described by William Jacob Holland in 1889. It is found in the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.

Epicopeia hainesii matsumurai larva

The wingspan is 55–60 mm.

Subspecies

  • Epicopeia hainesii hainesii Holland, 1889
  • Epicopeia hainesii matsumurai Okano, 1973 (Taiwan)
  • Epicopeia hainesii tsushimana Inoue, 1978 (Japan)

References

  1. "Epicopeia hainesii Holland 1889". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Epicopeia hainesii​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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Taxon identifiers
Epicopeia hainesii


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