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Epicopeiidae
Sign in to saveEpicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated mimicry rings.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyEpicopeiidae
Les Epicopeiidae sont une famille de lépidoptères (papillons) de la super-famille des Geometroidea. Elle regroupe 10 genres et environ 25 espèces,,, originaires de l'Indomalais et de l'Est du Paléarctique.
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Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies (e.g. red-bodied swallowtails). Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated mimicry rings.
==Genera== Amana Walker, 1855 Burmeia Minet, 2002 Chatamla Moore, 1881 Deuveia Minet, 2002 Epicopeia Westwood, 1841 Nossa Kirby, 1892 Mimaporia Wei & Yen, 2017 Parabraxas Leech, 1897 Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 Schistomitra Butler, 1881
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