Epicopeia Explained

Epicopeia is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the genus Papilio and Atrophaneura alcinous.

Species

• Epicopeia battaka Dohrn, 1895
• Epicopeia caroli Janet, 1909
• Epicopeia hainesii Holland, 1889
• Epicopeia leucomelaena Oberthür, 1919
• Epicopeia mencia Moore, [1875]
• Epicopeia philenora Westwood, 1841
• Epicopeia polydora Westwood, 1841

Former species

• Epicopeia albofasciata Djakonov, 1926
• Epicopeia longicauda Matsumura, 1931

References

• , 1978: Genus Epicopeia Westwood from Japan, Korea and Taiwan : Lepidoptera:Epicopeidae. Tyô to Ga 29 (2): 69-75. Abstract and full article: http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007707345.
• , 1999: Two new subspecies of Epicopeia battaka (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50(1): 48-50. Abstract and full article: http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007630833/en