Epeuproctis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Epeuproctis tamahonis, is found in Taiwan. Both the genus and species were first described by Shōnen Matsumura, the genus in 1933 and the species in 1927.[1][2]

Epeuproctis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Epeuproctis
Matsumura, 1933
Species:
E. tamahonis
Binomial name
Epeuproctis tamahonis
(Matsumura, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Euproctis tamahonis Matsumura, 1927

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Euproctis Hübner, [1819].[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2015). "Epeuproctis Matsumura, 1933". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Epeuproctis Matsumura, 1933". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Epeuproctis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 6, 2020.