Epicopeiidae Explained

Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated mimicry rings.

Genera

• Amana Walker, 1855
• Burmeia Minet, 2002
• Chatamla Moore, 1881
• Deuveia Minet, 2002
• Epicopeia Westwood, 1841
• Nossa Kirby, 1892
• Mimaporia Wei & Yen, 2017^[1]
• Parabraxas Leech, 1897
• Psychostrophia Butler, 1877
• Schistomitra Butler, 1881

Former genera

• Epicopiopsis Grunberg, 1908

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database
• Tree of Life
• Minet, J. and M. J. Scoble. 1999. The drepanoid/geometroid assemblage. Pages 301-320 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
• The Epicopeiidae: phylogeny and a redefinition, with the description of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Drepanoidea) . Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. . 38 . 4 . 2002 . Joël Minet . 463–487 . 10.1080/00379271.2002.10697355 . 2008-03-10 . 2016-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203231158/http://zoologie.umh.ac.be/asef/pdf/2002_38_04%5Cfull%5CMinet_ASEF_2002_38%20(04)_463_487_full.pdf . dead .

Notes

Notes and References

1. 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.5.3. 28609943. Mimaporia, a new genus of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of a new species from Vietnam. Zootaxa. 4254. 5. 537–550. 2017. Wei. Chia-Hsuan. Yen. Shen-Horn.