''Epaena'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of African
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Thyrididae
The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.
Most species live in t ...
.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
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*'' Epaena andida'' (Whalley, 1971
*''Epaena candidatalis
''Epaena'' is a genus of African moths of the family Thyrididae.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
*''Epaena andida'' (Whalley, 1971
*''Epaena candidatalis'' (Swinhoe, 1905)
*''Epaena complicatalis'' (Warren, 1897)
*''Epaena danista'' (Wh ...
'' (Swinhoe, 1905)
*'' Epaena complicatalis'' (Warren, 1897)
*'' Epaena danista'' (Whalley, 1971)
*'' Epaena inops'' (Gaede, 1917)
*'' Epaena pellucida'' Whalley, 1971
*'' Epaena trijuncta'' (Warren, 1898)
*'' Epaena vocata'' (Whalley, 1971
*'' Epaena xystica'' (Whalley, 1971
References
Whalley, 1971. The Thyrididae (Lepidoptera) of Africa and its islands. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Suppl. 17 : 1-198
External links
An Illustrated Guide to the Thyridid Moths of Borneo
Thyrididae
Ditrysia genera
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