Epicopeiidae is a
family
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of
insect
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s in the order
Lepidoptera
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. 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 in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated
mimicry rings.
Genera
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Amana''
Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1855
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Burmeia''
Minet, 2002
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Chatamla''
Moore
Moore may refer to:
People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army
* Moore Powell (died c. 1 ...
, 1881
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Deuveia''
Minet, 2002
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Epicopeia''
Westwood, 1841
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Nossa''
Kirby, 1892
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Mimaporia''
Wei & Yen, 2017
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Parabraxas''
Leech, 1897
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Psychostrophia''
Butler
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, 1877
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Schistomitra''
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries, pantry ...
, 1881
Former genera
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Epicopiopsis''
Grunberg, 1908
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus DatabaseTree of Life* 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.
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Moth families
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