Epicampoptera

Moth genus in family Drepanidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Epicampoptera is a genus of moths in the family Drepanidae. The genus was first described by Felix Bryk in 1913.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Drepanidae
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Epicampoptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Genus: Epicampoptera
Bryk, 1913[1]
Synonyms
  • Metadrepana Hampson, 1914
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They are defoliators of coffee plants (Rubiaceae) and the species are difficult to determine by sight.[3]

Type species: Epicampoptera erosa (Holland, 1893)

Some species of this genus are

  • Epicampoptera andersoni (Tams, 1925)
  • Epicampoptera carnea (Saalmüller, 1884)
  • Epicampoptera difficilis Hering, 1934
  • Epicampoptera efulena Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera erosa (Holland, 1893)
  • Epicampoptera graciosa Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera griveaudi Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera heringi Gaede, 1927
  • Epicampoptera heterogyna (Hampson, 1914)
  • Epicampoptera ivoirensis Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera marantica (Tams, 1930)
  • Epicampoptera notialis Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera pallida (Tams, 1925)
  • Epicampoptera robusta Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera seydeli Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera strandi Bryk, 1913
  • Epicampoptera tamsi Watson, 1965
  • Epicampoptera tumidula Watson, 1965

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