Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Agaristinae > Episteme
Episteme adulatrix (Kollar, [1884])
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Episteme adulatrix
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Episteme adulatrix (Kollar, [1884]): Dioscorea belophylla, Dioscorea pentaphylla (Dioscoreaceae), Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
Episteme adulatrix Kollar, 1884 and E. nigripennis Butler, 1875 (a Sri Lanka species) do not have any any orange basally on the HW. The only orange on the HW is two orange spots towards the tornus which in the case of nigripennis is very much reduced. In E. nigripennis the white submarginal markings on both wings are smaller when compared with E. adulatrix.
Episteme maculatrix Westwood, 1841, large white discal spots are smaller and usually separate. HW 2/3 basally orange (unlike E. adulatrix) with a large irregular dark patch from dorsum.
Episteme lectrix Linnaeus 1764 (A Chinese species) FW similiar to adulatrix, HW similiar to maculatrix.
Episteme maculatrix Westwood, 1841, large white discal spots are smaller and usually separate. HW 2/3 basally orange (unlike E. adulatrix) with a large irregular dark patch from dorsum.
Episteme lectrix Linnaeus 1764 (A Chinese species) FW similiar to adulatrix, HW similiar to maculatrix.
References:
- Episteme adulatrix. In lepidoptera.pro accessed 23 August 2015 http://lepidoptera.pro/taxonomy/74801
- Episteme adulatrix. (2014, August 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11:58, August 23, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Episteme_adulatrix&oldid=621346017
- pg. 152, #1561 as Eusemia adulatrix
- , pl 40/5
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Episteme adulatrix (Kollar, [1884]). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355181/Episteme-adulatrix
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