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Epimydia

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Epimydia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Epimydia
Staudinger, 1892
Species:
E. dialampra
Binomial name
Epimydia dialampra

Epimydia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Epimydia dialampra, can be found in mountainous steppe areas in southern Siberia, eastern Yakutia and northern Mongolia. Both the genus and species were first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892.[1] Females are very small and brachypterous.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Epimydia Staudinger, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2019.