Ephestris
| Ephestris melaxantha | |
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| Ephestris melaxantha. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Pericopina |
| Genus: | Ephestris Hübner, [1820] |
| Species: | E. melaxantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephestris melaxantha (Hübner, [1809]) | |
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Ephestris is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. It contains the single species Ephestris melaxantha. [2]
Etymology
The species name melaxantha derives from the Greek μελανός meaning "black" and "xanthus", meaning "golden-haired" or "yellow", with reference to the striking coloration of the wings, probably a warning to predators. [3]
Description
Ephestris melaxantha has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in).[4] Despite being a moth, it has diurnal behaviour.
Distribution
This species is native to Brazil and the tropical regions of South America. [3][5]
References
- ↑ Biodiversity Library
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)
- 1 2 Didactalia.net
- ↑ Alekseev VN, Babenko VG Butterflies
- ↑ Ephestris at funet
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