Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
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Episcepsis thetis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1771. It is found in Panama and Venezuela.
Description
Upper side: Antennae black. Head and Thorax black. On the neck are two small scarlet spots just above the eyes, and one on each side below them. Abdomen silvery shining blue, having a triangular black mark at the base. Anterior wings dirty black, immaculate; tips whitish. Posterior wings dirty black, with a white discoidal transparent cloud.
Under side: Breast and sides dirty black. Abdomen white; its sides and tip dirty black. Wings of the same colour as on the upper side.
References
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