Epicopeia mencia

Epicopeia mencia is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1875.^[1] It is found in China,^[2] Vietnam,^[3] Korea, the Russian Far East, Japan and Taiwan.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Epicopeiidae

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Epicopeia mencia
Epicopeia mencia var. leucorrhea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epicopeiidae
Genus:	Epicopeia
Species:	E. mencia
Binomial name
Epicopeia mencia Moore, [1875]
Synonyms
Epicopeia formosana Nagano, 1912 Epicopeia albofasciata Djakonov, 1926 Epicopeia longicauda Matsumura, 1931 Epicopeia mencia licenti Strelkov, 1932 Epicopeia mencia var. aemilii Strelkov, 1932 Epicopeia mencia var. gandissarti Strelkov, 1932 Epicopeia hirayamai Matsumura, 1935

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The wingspan is about 60 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on Ulmus species. There is one generation per year. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.^[5]