Erpis
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Erpis

Walker, 1863 [1]
Species:
E. macularis
Binomial name
Erpis macularis
Walker, 1863
Type species
Erpis macularis
Walker, 1863[2]

Erpis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[3] It contains only one species, Erpis macularis, which is found on Borneo.

The forewings are whitish with a blackish discal spot and four blackish bands.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Erpis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. Erpis at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 133. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
  • Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.


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