Epimarptis
Genus of moths
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Epimarptis is a genus of moths of the family Epimarptidae, it was previously part of Batrachedridae or others (see below).
| Epimarptis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epimarptidae |
| Genus: | Epimarptis Walsingham, 1881 |
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Taxonomy
The genus was created by Meyrick, 1914 for the species Epermenia philocoma from India.[1][2] The genus remained monotypic until three years later, when Meyrick, 1917 added a second species, this time from Sri Lanka.[3] Here, Meyrick decided to reclassify the genus in the family Epermeniidae. Finally, Meyrick, 1931 described a third species from Assam, eastern India. The genus remained with just three species from the Indian subcontinent until Kazuhiro Sugisima described a fourth new species from Japan in 2004.[4] Whilst specimens of this Japanese moth had been collected numerous times since at least 1975, they had remained without precise identification.[4][5]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
Ecology
See comments on the family Epimarptidae, but also see notes under Epimarptis philocoma
