Epicopeia is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the genus Papilio and Atrophaneura alcinous.
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| Epicopeia hainesii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epicopeiidae |
| Genus: | Epicopeia Westwood, 1841[1] |
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Species
edit- Epicopeia battaka Dohrn, 1895
- Epicopeia caroli Janet, 1909
- Epicopeia hainesii Holland, 1889
- Epicopeia leucomelaena Oberthür, 1919
- Epicopeia mencia Moore, [1875]
- Epicopeia philenora Westwood, 1841
- Epicopeia polydora Westwood, 1841
Former species
edit- Epicopeia albofasciata Djakonov, 1926
- Epicopeia longicauda Matsumura, 1931
References
edit- Inoue, H., 1978: Genus Epicopeia Westwood from Japan, Korea and Taiwan : Lepidoptera:Epicopeidae. Tyô to Ga 29 (2): 69-75. Abstract and full article: [1].
- Kishida, Y. & T. Endo, 1999: Two new subspecies of Epicopeia battaka (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50(1): 48-50. Abstract and full article: [2]