Episcepsis lenaeus explained

Episcepsis lenaeus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from Mexico to the Guianas.[1]

Description

Head and thorax fuscous brown; back of head and shoulders with paired crimson spots; fore coxae crimson; abdomen metallic blue, the dorsal patch of hair brown; the ventral surface fuscous, with white patches on the first three segments. Forewing fuscous brown, with apical white patch. Hindwing fuscous with a slight bluish tinge; some hyaline in, below, and beyond cell; the tuft on inner area white. (Female) Abdomen without white patches below. Wingspan 36 mm.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51139343#page/138/mode/1up Zoologica: Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18408512#page/415/mode/1up Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum (1913)