Epicopeiidae

Family of moths

Epicopeiidae
Epicopeiidae in Seitz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Epicopeiidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Synonyms
  • Schistomitrinae Inoue, 1982

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

Former genera

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Epicopeiidae.
Wikispecies has information related to Epicopeiidae.
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database
  • Tree of Life
  • Minet, J. and M. J. Scoble. 1999. The drepanoid/geometroid assemblage. Pages 301-320 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
  • Joël Minet (2002). "The Epicopeiidae: phylogeny and a redefinition, with the description of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Drepanoidea)" (PDF). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 38 (4): 463–487. doi:10.1080/00379271.2002.10697355. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
Notes
  1. ^ Wei, Chia-Hsuan; Yen, Shen-Horn (2017). "Mimaporia, a new genus of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of a new species from Vietnam". Zootaxa. 4254 (5): 537–550. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4254.5.3. PMID 28609943.
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Extant Lepidoptera families
Suborder Zeugloptera
Micropterigoidea
Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)
Suborder Aglossata
Agathiphagoidea
Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)
Heterobathmioidea
Suborder Glossata
Dacnonypha
Eriocranioidea
Acanthoctesia
Acanthopteroctetoidea
  • Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)
Lophocoronina
Lophocoronoidea
Neopseustina
Neopseustoidea
Exoporia
Hepialoidea
  • Anomosetidae
  • Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths)
  • Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths)
  • Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths)
  • Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)
Mnesarchaeoidea
  • Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)
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Adeloidea
Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths)
Cecidosidae
Heliozelidae
Incurvariidae
Prodoxidae (yucca moths)
Andesianoidea
  • Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)
Nepticuloidea
Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths)
Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)
Palaephatoidea
Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)
Tischerioidea
Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)
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Simaethistoidea
Tineoidea
Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths)
Arrhenophanidae
Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths)
Psychidae (bagworm moths)
Tineidae (fungus moths)
Gracillarioidea
Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers)
Douglasiidae (Douglas moths)
Gracillariidae
Roeslerstammiidae
Yponomeutoidea
Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths)
Bedelliidae
Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths)
Heliodinidae
Lyonetiidae
Plutellidae
Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)
Ypsolophidae
Gelechioidea
Autostichidae
Batrachedridae
Blastobasidae
Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths)
Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths)
Elachistidae (grass-miner moths)
Gelechiidae (twirler moths)
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths)
Lypusidae
Metachandidae
Momphidae (mompha moths)
Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Pterolonchidae
Scythrididae (flower moths)
Xyloryctidae (timber moths)
Galacticoidea
Zygaenoidea
Heterogynidae
Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths)
Himantopteridae
Lacturidae
Somabrachyidae
Megalopygidae (flannel moths)
Aididae
Anomoeotidae
Cyclotornidae
Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths)
Dalceridae (slug caterpillars)
Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)
Cossoidea
Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths)
Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)
Sesioidea
Brachodidae (little bear moths)
Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths)
Sesiidae (clearwing moths)
Choreutoidea
Choreutidae (metalmark moths)
Tortricoidea
Tortricidae (tortrix moths)
Urodoidea
Urodidae (false burnet moths)
Schreckensteinioidea
Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)
Epermenioidea
Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)
Alucitoidea
Alucitidae (many-plumed moths)
Tineodidae (false plume moths)
Pterophoroidea
Pterophoridae (plume moths)
Whalleyanoidea
Immoidea
Copromorphoidea
Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths)
Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)
Thyridoidea
Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)
Calliduloidea
Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)
Papilionoidea
(butterflies)
Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies)
Hesperiidae (skippers)
Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs)
Riodinidae (metalmarks)
Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives)
Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies)
Hyblaeoidea
Hyblaeidae (teak moths)
Pyraloidea
Pyralidae (snout moths)
Crambidae (grass moth)
Mimallonoidea
Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)
Lasiocampoidea
Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)
Bombycoidea
Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth)
Apatelodidae (American silkworm moths)
Bombycidae (silk moths)
Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths)
Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth)
Endromidae (Kentish glory and relatives)
Eupterotidae
Phiditiidae
Saturniidae (saturniids)
Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms)
Noctuoidea
Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths)
Euteliidae
Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts)
Nolidae (tuft moths)
Notodontidae (prominents, kittens)
Oenosandridae
Drepanoidea
Drepanidae (hook-tips)
Cimeliidae (gold moths)
Doidae
Geometroidea
Sematuridae
Pseudobistonidae
Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths)
Uraniidae
Geometridae (geometer moths)
Superfamily unassigned
Note: division Monotrysia is not a clade.
Taxon identifiers
Epicopeiidae


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