Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
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Episcepsis sixola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica.
Description
Palpi and legs brown-black. Palpi with a white spot on first segment. White spots at base and end of coxae; fore coxae streaked with white in male, with roseate in female. Collar and thorax brown-black, the former with dorsal and lateral red spots. Abdomen dull blue-black, underneath with two rows of white spots. Primaries brown-black, the veins still darker; a vague subterminal broad darker shade. Secondaries black; a short white streak in cell, and a large white patch at base of inner margin ; some white scales beyond cell between veins 2 and 5. Expanse, M 34, F 37 mm.
References
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