Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Epatolmis caesarea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Hyphoraia, Rhyparioides, Phragmatobia, Cybosia | ||
Epatolmis is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The genus consists of only one species, Epatolmis caesarea, which is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Southern Siberia, Amur, Mongolia, Northern China up to Korea and Japan.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm.
The caterpillars feed on various plants, including Rubus, Atriplex, Cynoglossum, Plantago, Veronica, Stellaria, Galium, Hieracium and Euphorbia species.
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