Epimecis scolopaiae

Epimecis scolopaiae is a species of moth in the family Geometridae, subfamily Ennominae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica.

Epimecis scolopaiae
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E. scolopaiae
Binomial name
Epimecis scolopaiae
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Noctua scolopaiae Drury, 1773
  • Alcis scolopacea (Westwood, 1837)
  • Bronchelia transitaria Walker, 1860
  • Bronchelia jamaicaria Oberthur, 1913
  • Bronchelia nyctalemonaria Walker, 1860

Description

Upper side: antennae filiform. Thorax, abdomen, and wings brownish grey; the latter varied with dark indented brown streaks and lines, contrasted with white and ash colour, crossing them from the anterior to the posterior and abdominal edges.

Under side: legs, sides, abdomen, and wings yellow wainscot-coloured. About half the anterior ones, from the tips towards the shoulders, are marked with faint dark brown lines and streaks. Posterior wings having a faintish dark brown cloud, situated near the upper corners. All the wings are deeply dentated. Wing-span nearly 3½ inches (87 mm).[1]

Subspecies

  • Epimecis scolopaiae scolopaiae
  • Epimecis scolopaiae transitaria (Walker, 1860)

References

  1. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. p. 40. pl. XXII.
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