Erpis
| Erpis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Cybalomiinae |
| Genus: | Walker, 1863 [1] |
| Species: | E. macularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erpis macularis Walker, 1863
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Erpis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
External links
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.