Ephestris
Genus of moths
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Ephestris is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species Ephestris melaxantha. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1820 and the species in 1809.[2]
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| Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Trieste | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Ephestris Hübner, [1820] |
| Species: | E. melaxantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephestris melaxantha (Hübner, [1809]) | |
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Etymology
The specific name melaxantha derives from the Greek μελανός (melanós) meaning "black" and xanthus, meaning "golden haired" or "yellow", with reference to the striking coloration of the wings, probably a warning to predators.[3]
