''Epilacydes'' 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
tiger moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. The moths are found in the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
.
Species
* ''
Epilacydes bayoni''
(Berio, 1935)
* ''
Epilacydes pseudoscita''
Dubatolov, 2006
* ''
Epilacydes scita''
(Walker, 865
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Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Ca ...
* ''
Epilacydes simulans''
Butler, 1875
* ''
Epilacydes unilinea''
(Rothschild, 1910)
References
* , 2006: New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). ''Nachrichten des Entomologische Vereins Apollo'' 27 (3): 139–152.
External links
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Spilosomina
Moth genera
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