Ephestris

Ephestris melaxantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Pericopina
Genus: Ephestris
Species: E. melaxantha

Name

Ephestris Hübner, [1820]: 178 [1]

Type species: Hipocrita melaxantha Hübner, [1809], by subsequent designation by Kirby (1892) (cited as Hypocrita, an incorrect subsequent spelling)

Synonyms

• Lama Walker, 1869: 7 (preocc. Lama Cuvier, 1800)

References

Primary references

• Hübner, J. 1820. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 12–13: 177–208. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rego Barros, A. 1971. Estudo dos Lepidopteros da familia Pericopidae. Sobre o genero Ephestris Hübner, 1820 (Lepidoptera - Heterocera). Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 54: 97-98. Reference page.