Epidesma similis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Brazil.
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| 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]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epidesma similis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum