Biology:Epeuproctis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Epeuproctis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Epeuproctis
Matsumura, 1933
Species:
E. tamahonis
Binomial name
Epeuproctis tamahonis
(Matsumura, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Euproctis tamahonis Matsumura, 1927

Epeuproctis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Epeuproctis tamahonis, is found in Taiwan. Both the genus and species were first described by Shōnen Matsumura, the genus in 1933 and the species in 1927.[1][2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Euproctis Hübner, [1819].[3]

References

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