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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Epeuproctis Matsumura, 1933 |
| Species: | E. tamahonis
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| Epeuproctis tamahonis (Matsumura, 1927)
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The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Euproctis Hübner, [1819].[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Epeuproctis.
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2015). "Epeuproctis Matsumura, 1933". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Epeuproctis Matsumura, 1933". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ 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.
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