Episcepsis venata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Mexico and the Amazon region.Episcepsis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Description Wings hyaline, the veins black; primaries brownish, with the apex, base, external angle, margins, and a spot on the discocellulars, dark brown; secondaries hyaline white, with a broad external black border. Body dark brown; frons white-spotted; back of head and sides of collar spotted with carmine; abdomen shot with blue, terminal segments above metallic green; collar below white-spotted; legs white below, trochanters of first pair rose red; ventral side white in the centre, grey brown at the sides, with a row of small reddish-yellow spots; genitalia yellow.
Wingspan Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line.Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum
References
External links E. venata at BHL E. venata at EOL E. venata at BOLD Retrieved April 20, 2018.