Epischausia

Epischausia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Epischausia dispar, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1977. It is found in Kenya, Zaire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2][3][4]

Epischausia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Epischausia

Kiriakoff, 1977
Species:
E. dispar
Binomial name
Epischausia dispar
(Rothschild, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Aegocera dispar Rothschild, 1896
  • Schausia flavifrons Bethune-Baker, 1913

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Epischausia dispar (Rothschild, 1896)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epischausia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Epischausia Kiriakoff, 1977". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Epischausia Kiriakoff, 1976". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 21, 2020.


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