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 Amana Walker, 1855 Burmeia Minet, 2002 Chatamla Moore, 1881 Deuveia Minet, 2002 Epicopeia Westwood, 1841 Nossa Kirby, 1892 Mimaporia Wei & Yen, 2017 Parabraxas Leech, 1897 Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 Schistomitra Butler, 1881
Former genera Epicopiopsis Grunberg, 1908
References
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.
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