Episcepsis

Episcepsis Butler, 1877

Episcepsis Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1: xi, 49; TS: Episcepsis venata Butler
Centronia Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: 19; TS: Centronia melanitis Hübner

Centronia; [NHM-BMW]
Centronia (Ctenuchini); Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004, Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2): 210
Episcepsis; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 384; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Episcepsis (Ctenuchinae); Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 89
Episcepsis (Ctenuchini); Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9
Episcepsis (Euchromiina); Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 20; [NACL93], 22

Episcepsis aelia (Schaus, 1889)

Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras. See [maps]

Heliura aelia Schaus, 1889; Ent. Amer. 5: 90; TL: Paso de San Juan
- = Heliura venata; Schaus, 1892, Am. Lepid.: 7
- = Episcepsis venata; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 91

Episcepsis aelia; Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017, Zootaxa 4365 (2): 233

Episcepsis atlantica Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017

Brazil (Santa Catarina, Bahia). See [maps]

Episcepsis atlantica Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017; Zootaxa 4365 (2): 237; TL: Santa Catarina, Timbó

Episcepsis capysca Schaus, 1910

Costa Rica, ..., Peru. See [maps]

Episcepsis capysca Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 190; TL: Tuis, Costa Rica

Epidesma capysca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis capysca; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 240, pl. 12, f. 31; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

431x326 (~82Kb) Peru: Rio Venado, Junin, 1050m, 26.10.2008, Photo 2009 © Vladimir V. Izerskyy leg.

Episcepsis capyscoides Dognin, 1911

French Guiana. See [maps]

Episcepsis capyscoides Dognin, 1911; Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 2: 10; TL: Saint-Jean du Maroni, French Guiana

Epidesma capyscoides; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis capyscoides; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 240, pl. 12, f. 32; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis coeruleocephala (Rothschild, 1912)

Peru. See [maps]

Heliura coeruleocephala Rothschild, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19: 168; TL: Santo Domingo, Carabaya, Peru, 6000ft

Episcepsis coeruleocephala; Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017, Zootaxa 4365 (2): 239
Eucereon coeruleocephala; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 317, pl. 18, f. 6

Episcepsis demonis (Druce, 1896)

Panama, ..., Peru, .... See [maps]

Eucereon demonis Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103): 38; TL: Panama, Chiriqui

Epidesma demonis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis demonis; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 390; [iNaturalist]

431x312 (~77Kb) Peru: Venado, Junin, 1050m, 25.10.2008, Photo 2009 © Vladimir V. Izerskyy leg.

Episcepsis dominicensis Rothschild, 1911 Dominica

Episcepsis dominicensis Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 44; TL: Dominica, West Indies

Epidesma dominicensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis dominicensis; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 6; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 240; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis endodasia Hampson, 1898

Brazil (Parana). See [maps]

Episcepsis endodasia Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 389, pl. 14, f. 24; TL: Brazil, Castro Parana

Epidesma endodasia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis endodasia; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis erynnis (Fabricius, 1777)

Surinam. See [maps]

Zygaena erynnis Fabricius, 1777; Genera Insectorum: 277; TL: Surinam

Epidesma erynnis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Episcepsis flavipuncta (Zerny, 1931)

Brazil (Santa Catarina, ...). See [maps]

Episcepspis flavipuncta Zerny, 1931; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45: 17

Epidesma flavipuncta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis flavipuncta; [iNaturalist]
Episcepspis flavipuncta; Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015, Zootaxa 3925 (4): 512 (lectotype)

Episcepsis frances Dyar, 1910

Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Venezuela, British Guiana, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil (Para, Bahia). See [maps]

Episcepsis frances Dyar, 1910; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742): 230; TL: Santa Rosa, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Episcepsis frances ab. alboreducta Strand, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (3/4): 225; TL: Mexico; Venezuela; Guyana

Centronia frances; Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004, Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2): 210
Epidesma frances; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis frances; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 243, pl. 13, f. 3; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 249; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis fumata (Rothschild, 1912)

Ecuador, Peru. See [maps]

Heliura fumata Rothschild, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19: 169; TL: Pambilar, Ecuador; La Union, Rio Huacamayo, Carabaya, Peru, 2000ft

Episcepsis fumata; Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017, Zootaxa 4365 (2): 238
Heliura fumata; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 307, pl. 17, f. 20; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Episcepsis gnoma (Butler, 1877)

Brazil (Amazonas, Para, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro), French Guiana. See [maps]

Heliura gnoma Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1: 44, pl. 16, f. 2; TL: Amazons, R. Padaniry

Epidesma gnoma; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis gnoma; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 387; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 249; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis gnomoides Schaus, 1910

Costa Rica, Brazil (Para). See [maps]

Episcepsis gnomoides Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 190; TL: Sixola River

Epidesma gnomoides; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis gnomoides; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 242, pl. 13, f. 1; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 249; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis grisescens Hampson, 1914

Mexico (Chiapas), Venezuela. See [maps]

Episcepsis grisescens Hampson, 1914; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 385, pl. 22, f. 32; TL: Venezuela, Esteban Valley, La Quignas

Epidesma grisescens; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis grisescens; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis sp. (aff. grisescens)

Mexico (Chiapas). See [maps]

Episcepsis sp. (aff. grisescens); Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9

Episcepsis hampsoni Rothschild, 1911

Surinam. See [maps]

Episcepsis hampsoni Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 43; TL: Aroewarwa Creek, Maroewym Valley, Surinam

Epidesma hampsoni; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis hampsoni; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 5; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 241

Episcepsis hypoleuca Hampson, 1898

Costa Rica. See [maps]

Episcepsis hypoleuca Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 388, pl. 14, f. 4; TL: Costa Rica, Candelaria Mts

Epidesma hypoleuca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis hypoleuca; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 90, pl. 2, f. 10; Cock, 2017, Insecta Mundi 585: 34; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

431x306 (~81Kb) Peru: Coviriali, Junin, 665m, 21.11.2007, Photo 2009 © Vladimir V. Izerskyy leg.

Episcepsis inornata (Walker, 1856)

Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Costa Rica. See [maps]

Automolis inornata Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1636
Episcepsis dodaba Dyar, 1910; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742): 230; TL: Santa Rosa, Vera Cruz, Mexico
- = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 243

Centronia inornata; Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004, Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2): 210
Epidesma inornata; [LepIndex]
Episcepsis inornata; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 388, pl. 14, f. 23; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 243; [NACL], #8275; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 20; [NACL93], #0451; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Episcepsis inornata; Kaye & Lamont, 1928, 9
- = Episcepsis hypoleuca; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 90

Episcepsis sp. (aff. inornata)

Mexico (Chiapas). See [maps]

Episcepsis sp. (aff. inornata); Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9

Episcepsis klagesi Rothschild, 1911

Venezuela, Brazil (Para). See [maps]

Episcepsis klagesi Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 44; TL: San Esteban, Venezuela

Episcepsis clagesi[sic, klagesi]; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 242
Episcepsis klagesi; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 7; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 249; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis lamia (Butler, 1877)

Brazil (Amazonas, Para). See [maps]

Heliura lamia Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1: 44, pl. 16, f. 3; TL: Amazons, Rio Purus
flavomaculata Draudt, 1915; Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 130

Epidesma lamia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis lamia; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 387, f. 195; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 249; [iNaturalist]
Heliura lamia; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 74

Misidentified/misapplied:

Heliura lamia; Druce, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 74 (part)
Heliura lamia; Druce, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 74 (part)
- = Episcepsis hypoleuca; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 90

Episcepsis lenaeus (Cramer, [1779])

Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, British Guiana, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Para, Rio de Janeiro). See [maps]

Sphinx lenaeus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 248, f. G

Centronia lenaeus; Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004, Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2): 210
Epidesma lenaeus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis lenaeus; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 385; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 248; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 90, pl. 2, f. 9; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9; [iNaturalist]

431x297 (~79Kb) Peru: Coviriali, Junin, 665m, 24.4.2008, Photo 2009 © Vladimir V. Izerskyy leg.

Episcepsis littoralis Rothschild, 1911

Venezuela. See [maps]

Episcepsis littoralis Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 44; TL: San Esteban, Venezuela

Epidesma littoralis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis littoralis; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 10; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 241; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis luctuosa (Möschler, 1878)

Surinam, Venezuela, Brazil (Amazonas, Para). See [maps]

Heliura luctuosa Möschler, 1878; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 27 (Abh.): 642, pl. 8, f. 13; TL: Surinam
Episcepsis scintillans Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 44; TL: Allianca below San Antonio, Rio Madeira, Brazil
- = ; Pinheiro & Duarte, 2013, Florida Ent. 96 (2): 355

Epidesma scintillans; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis luctuosa; Pinheiro & Duarte, 2013, Florida Ent. 96 (2): 355; [iNaturalist]
Episcepsis scintillans; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 13; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 241; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 248; [iNaturalist]
Hyaleucerea luctuosa; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 534; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Episcepsis melanitis (Hübner, 1818)

British Guiana. See [maps]

Centronia melanitis Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: 19, pl. [17], f. 93-94; TL: British Guiana

Epidesma melanitis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis melanitis; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 385, f. 193; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis melanoneura Zerny, 1931

Brazil (Santa Catarina, ...). See [maps]

Episcepsis melanoneura Zerny, 1931; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45: 17

Epidesma melanoneura; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Episcepsis melanoneura; Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015, Zootaxa 3925 (4): 515 (lectotype); [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis melanota (Hampson, 1909)

British Guiana. See [maps]

Methysia melanota Hampson, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22): 347; TL: Br. Guiana

Epidesma melanota; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Methysia melanota; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 256, 384, pl. 14, f. 3; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Saurita melanota; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Episcepsis moloneyi (Druce, 1897)

Belize. See [maps]

Aclytia moloneyi Druce, 1897; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 352, 3: pl. 72, f. 15; TL: Belize

Epidesma moloneyi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis moloneyi; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 389, f. 197; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis nereus Zerny, 1931

Brazil (Para). See [maps]

Episcepsis nereus Zerny, 1931; Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 248; TL: Taperinha

Epidesma nereus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis nereus; Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015, Zootaxa 3925 (4): 515 (lectotype); [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis obsoleta (Burmeister, 1878)

Argentina. See [maps]

Charidea obsoleta Burmeister, 1878; Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5: 516; TL: Argentina

Epidesma obsoleta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis obsoleta; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 389, f. 196; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis ockendeni Rothschild, 1911

Peru. See [maps]

Episcepsis ockendeni Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 44; TL: Santo Domingo, Carabaya, SE.Peru, 6000-6500ft

Epidesma ockendeni; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis occendeni[sic, ockendeni]; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 244
Episcepsis ockendeni; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 9

Episcepsis phlebitis Dognin, 1913

Belize. See [maps]

Episcepsis phlebitis Dognin, 1913; Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. 22: 2; TL: Belize

Epidesma phlebitis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis phlebitis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 242, pl. 13, f. 2

Episcepsis pseudothetis Fleming, 1959 Trinidad

Episcepsis pseudothetis Fleming, 1959; Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 90, pl. 1, f. 1-2; TL: Simla, Arima Valley, Trinidad

Epidesma pseudothetis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Episcepsis pseudothetis; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis redunda Schaus, 1910

Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru. See [maps]

Episcepsis redunda Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 190; TL: Banana River, Sixola, Tuis

Centronia redunda; Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004, Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2): 210
Epidesma redunda; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis redunda; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 91, pl. 2, f. 11; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis rypoperas Hampson, 1898

Mexico (Chiapas), Belize. See [maps]

Episcepsis rypoperas Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 386, pl. 14, f. 3; TL: Honduras, Belize

Epidesma rhypoperas; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis rypoperas; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9

Episcepsis rotundipennis Zerny, 1931

Bolivia. See [maps]

Episcepsis rotundipennis Zerny, 1931; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45: 16

Epidesma rotundipennis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis rotundipennis; Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015, Zootaxa 3925 (4): 516 (lectotype)

Episcepsis satania Schaus, 1924

Mexico. See [maps]

Episcepsis satania Schaus, 1924; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 65 (2520): 11; TL: Santa Rosa, Mexico

Epidesma satania; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Episcepsis sixola Schaus, 1910

Costa Rica. See [maps]

Episcepsis sixola Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 190; TL: ♂ Sixola River, ♀ Juan Vinas

Epidesma sixola; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis sixola; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 244, pl. 13, f. 5; [iNaturalist]

Episcepsis sordidus Rothschild, 1911

Venezuela. See [maps]

Episcepsis sordidus Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 44; TL: San Esteban, Venezuela

Epidesma sordida; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis sordidus; Rothschild, 1912, Novit. Zool. 19: 375, pl. 3, f. 8; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 244

Episcepsis thetis (Linnaeus, 1771)

Panama, Venezuela. See [maps]

Sphinx thetis Linnaeus, 1771; Mantissa Plant. 2: 539
Zygaena thoos Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2: 166
- = ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 386

Epidesma thetis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis thetis; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 386, f. 194; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Episcepsis venata Butler, 1877

Brazil (Amazonas, Para). See [maps]

Episcepsis venata Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1: xi, 49, pl. 16, f. 7; TL: Rio Jutahi

Centronia venata; Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004, Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2): 210
Epidesma venata; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis venata; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 388; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 249; Fleming, 1959, Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3): 91, pl. 2, f. 12; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 9; Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017, Zootaxa 4365 (2): 232; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Heliura venata; Schaus, 1892, Am. Lepid.: 7, pl. 1, f. 20

Episcepsis vinasia Schaus, 1910

Costa Rica. See [maps]

Episcepsis vinasia Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 189; TL: Juan Vinas, Sixola River

Epidesma vinasia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Episcepsis vinasia; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 243, pl. 13, f. 4; [iNaturalist]

Sphinx leneus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 95, pl. 248, f. G

Episcepsis leneus; [iNaturalist]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Heliura leneus (= Episcepsis thetis); Druce, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 74 (part)
Heliura leneus (= Episcepsis rypoperas); Druce, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 74 (part)

References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
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[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
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[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
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[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
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[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
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[SHILAP]
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OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[ZOOKEYS]
[ZOOTAXA]
Zootaxa
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Burmeister, 1878
Description physique de la République Argentine d'après des observations personelles et étrangeres. 5. Lépidoptères. Première partie. Contenant les diurnes, crépusculaires et bombycoïdes Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5 : 1-526
Butler, 1877
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : i-xiii, 1-62, pl. 1-20
Cock, 2017
A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies Insecta Mundi 585 : 1-58
Cramer, [1779]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Dognin, 1911
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 2 : 3-56
Dognin, 1913
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. 22 : 1-54
Druce, 1896
Descriptions of some new Genera and Species of Heterocera from Central and Tropical South America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103) : 28-42
Dyar, 1910
Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742) : 229-273
Fabricius, 1777
Genera Insectorum eorumque characters naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm et proportionem ... Genera Insectorum : 1-310
Fabricius, 1781
Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II Spec. Ins. 2 : 1-494 (1781), : 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])
Fleming, 1959
The Ctenuchidae (Moths) of Trinidad, B.W.I., Part II: Ctenuchinae Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3) : 85-104, pl. 1-3
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1884; Godman & Salvin, 1884
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1897
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Hampson, 1909
Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22) : 344-388
Hampson, 1914
Catalogue oof the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Volume 1 Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: i-xxvii [?], 1-838, pl. 1-41, 2: pl. 42 (f. 1-9)
Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004
Lista de los Ctenuchinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) del Estado de Veracruz, México y algunas notas sobre su riqueza en el Continente Americano Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2) : 203-213
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, 1818
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818), : pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809), : pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813), : pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 40 : 1-239
Linnaeus, 1771
Mantissa Plantarum altera Generum editionis Vi & Specierum editionis II Mantissa Plant. 2: -,[iv], 142-510, + Regni Animalis Appendix 511-552
Möschler, 1878
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. II Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 27 (Abh.) : 629-709
Pinheiro & Araujo, 2017
Taxonomic notes and a new species of Episcepsis Butler, 1877 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina) Zootaxa 4365 (2) : 231-240
Pinheiro & Duarte, 2013
Taxonomic notes on Ctenuchina, Euchromiina, and Phaegopterina (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) Florida Ent. 96 (2) : 351-359
Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015
Illustrated catalogue of Neotropical Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina types (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) described by Hans Zerny, with discussion on their taxonomic status Zootaxa 3925 (4) : 505-535
Rothschild, 1911
New Syntomidae in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 18 (1) : 24-45
Rothschild, 1912
New Syntomidae Novit. Zool. 19 : 151-186
Rothschild, 1912
Some unfigured Syntomidae, Aegeriadae, and Arctianae Novit. Zool. 19 : 375-377, pl. 3-5
Schaus, 1889
Descriptions of new species of Mexican Heterocera Ent. Amer. 5 : 87-90, : 190-192
Schaus, 1892
American Lepidoptera: Illustrations of new and rare species Am. Lepid. : 1-24, pl. 1-3
Schaus, 1910
New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. I-III Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 189-211, (34): 402-422, (36): 561-585
Schaus, 1924
New species of moths in the United States National Museum Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 65 (2520) : 1-74
Schmidt & Opler, 2008
Revised checklist of the tiger moths of the continental United States and Canada Zootaxa 1677 : 1-23
Draudt in Seitz, 1915
Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer (186 pls) Gross-Schmett. Erde 6 : 1-32 (1913), : 33-192 (1915), : 193-240 (1917), : 249-280 (1918), : 241-248,281-320 (1919), : 321-336 (1920), : 337-376 (1921), : 377-416 (1922), : 417-424 (1924), : 425-528 (1925), : 529-616 (1927), : 617-672 (1928), : 673-768 (1929), : 769-840 (1930), : 841-904 (1931), : 905-1016 (1932), : 1017-1048 (1933), : 1049-1088 (1934), : 1089-1112 (1935), : 1137-1256 (1936), : 1113-1136,1257-1296 (1937), : 1297-1304 (1938), : 1305-1328 (1939), : 1329-1452 (1940)
Strand, 1920
Kritische Bemerkungen und Berichtigungen zum Supplementband I des Hampson'schen "Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae" Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (3/4) : 217-226
Turrent & Pescador, 2013
La fauna de las tribus Euchormiini y Ctenuchini (Lepidoptera, familia Erebidae) de la región de Chajul Chiapas (Marques de Comillas) Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1) : 1-15
Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Zerny, 1931
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Syntomiden Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45 : 1-27
Zerny, 1931
Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. VII. Teil. Lepidoptera III: Die Syntomiden des Staates Pará Ann. Mus. Wien 45 : 225-263

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