Epicausis smithii

Epicausis smithii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Epicausis
Species:
E. smithii
Binomial name
Epicausis smithii
(Mabille, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnaeura smithii Mabille, 1880
  • Epicausis lanigera Butler, 1880

Epicausis smithiiis a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Madagascar.[2]

It has a wingspan of about 55–62 mm. The thorax is dark red, the abdomen black, the forewings are orange yellow with a broad black costa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mabille, 1880a. Descriptions de trois nouvelles espèces de Lépidoptères de Madagascar. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 1879:clxxiii–clxxiv.
  2. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Epicausis smithii (Mabille, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Gaede, 1935, In Seitz: Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. - — 15: page 32


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