''Epicopeia'' is a genus of
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 in the family
Epicopeiidae
Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure i ...
. The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the genus ''
Papilio
''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly.
It includes the common yellow swallowtail (''Papilio machaon''), ...
'' and ''
Atrophaneura alcinous''.
Species
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Epicopeia battaka''
Dohrn, 1895
*''
Epicopeia caroli''
Janet, 1909
*''
Epicopeia hainesii''
Holland, 1889
*''
Epicopeia leucomelaena''
Oberthür, 1919
*''
Epicopeia mencia''
Moore, 875
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Events
By place
Europe
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*'' Epicopeia philenora'' Westwood, 1841
*'' Epicopeia polydora'' Westwood, 1841
Former species
*''
Epicopeia albofasciata''
Djakonov, 1926
*''
Epicopeia longicauda''
Matsumura, 1931
References
* , 1978: Genus ''Epicopeia'' Westwood from Japan, Korea and Taiwan : Lepidoptera:Epicopeidae. ''Tyô to Ga'' 29 (2): 69-75. Abstract and full article
* , 1999: Two new subspecies of ''Epicopeia battaka'' (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae). ''Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan'' 50(1): 48-50. Abstract and full article
Epicopeiidae
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