Erpis
| Erpis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | 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 Crambidae family. It was described by 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
- ↑ Erpis at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
- ↑ Erpis at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
- ↑ 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
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.