Epicopeiidae is a

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s in the order

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. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g.

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s). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated mimicry rings.

Genera

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Burmeia ''Burmeia leesi'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It is found in Burma. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a ...

'' Minet, 2002 *''

Chatamla ''Chatamla'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epicopeiidae described by Frederic Moore in 1881. Its only species, ''Chatamla flavescens'', was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in northern India India, officially th ...

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, 1881 *''

Deuveia ''Deuveia banghaasi'' is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It is found in central China. The wingspan is 31–34 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June. It is a day-flying species. Etymology The genus is named for Dr. Thierry Deuv ...

'' Minet, 2002 *''

Epicopeia ''Epicopeia'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the genus ''Papilio'' and '' Atrophaneura alcinous''. Species *'' Epicopeia battaka'' Dohrn, 1895 *'' Epicopeia car ...

'' Westwood, 1841 *''

Nossa ''Nossa'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Species *''Nossa alpherakii'' ( Herz, 1904) *''Nossa moorei'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nagaensis'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nelcinn ...

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, 1892 *''

Mimaporia ''Mimaporia'' is a genus of moths in the Oriental swallowtail moth family Epicopeiidae consisting of two species, ''Mimaporia hmong'' and ''Mimaporia owadai''. First described in 2017 by Shen-Horn Yen and Chia-Hsuan Wei, as the sole species ''Mim ...

'' Wei & Yen, 2017 *''

Parabraxas ''Parabraxas'' is a genus of moths 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-b ...

'' Leech, 1897 *''

Psychostrophia ''Psychostrophia'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornitholo ...

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, 1877 *''

Schistomitra ''Schistomitra'' is a moth genus in the family Epicopeiidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. The genus was regarded as a monotypic taxon In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group ( taxon) that contains only one immediatel ...

, 1881

Former genera

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Epicopiopsis ''Epicopiopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae described by Karl Grünberg in 1908. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this genus as a synonym of ''Epicopeia ''Epicopeia'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. Th ...

'' Grunberg, 1908

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database

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* Minet, J. and M. J. Scoble. 1999. The drepanoid/geometroid assemblage. Pages 301-320 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York. * * ;Notes Moth families {{Geometroidea-stub