Episcepsis aelia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Ctenuchina
Genus: Episcepsis
Species: Episcepsis aelia

Episcepsis aelia (Schaus, 1889): 90 [1]

Type locality: Mexixo, Vera Cruz, Paso de San Juan

Type material: USNM. Holotype Male by monotypy n°10767. Photos at: [2]

Heliura aelia Schaus, 1889 (Original combination)
= Heliura venata; Schaus, 1892: 7 [3]
= Episcepsis venata Butler, 1877: 49; Hampson, 1898: 388 BHL
Episcepsis aelia; Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017: 233. (E. aelia revalidated as bona species)

Schaus, W., 1889. Description of New Species of Mexican Heterocera. Entomologica Americana 5(1): 87-90 , 190-192 Reference page.

Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page.
Pinheiro, L.R. & Araujo Junior, E.C. 2017. Taxonomic notes and a new species of Episcepsis Butler, 1877 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina) Zootaxa 4365(2): 231–240. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4365.2.7 Reference page.