Epidesma similis
Species of moth
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Epidesma similis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Brazil.
| Epidesma similis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Epidesma |
| Species: | E. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epidesma similis (Rothschild, 1912)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 40 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a broad oblique yellow band. The hindwings are black-brown.[2]