Episcada
Encyclopedia
Episcada is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine
) butterflies, named by Godman and Salvin in 1879. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
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Ithomiini
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily . These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea-level to 3000 m, from the southwestern United States to Argentina...
) butterflies, named by Godman and Salvin in 1879. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
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Species
Arranged alphabetically.- Episcada apuleiaEpiscada apuleiaEpiscada apuleia is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.The wingspan is 50-60 mm.-Subspecies:*Episcada apuleia apuleia *Episcada apuleia santanella...
(Hewitson, 1868) - Episcada canilla (Hewitson, 1874)
- Episcada carcinia Schaus, 1902
- Episcada clausina (Hewitson, 1876)
- Episcada doto (Hübner, [1806])
- Episcada hemixanthe (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
- Episcada hymen Haensch, 1905
- Episcada hymenaea (Prittwitz, 1865)
- Episcada mira (Hewitson, 1877)
- Episcada philoclea (Hewitson, [1855])
- Episcada polita Weymer, 1899
- Episcada salvinia (Bates, 1864)
- Episcada sulphurea Haensch, 1905
- Episcada sylpha Haensch, 1905
- Episcada ticidella (Hewitson, 1869)
- Episcada vitrea d'Almeida & Mielke, 1967