Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Agaristinae > Episteme
Episteme vetula (Geyer, 1832)
According to Hampson,1894 FW medial and post medial band very variable in size either conjoined or separate, white or buff.
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Episteme vetula (Geyer, 1832): Dioscorea spp. (Dioscoreaceae), Smilax spp. (Smilacaceae) (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:
References:
- # 1565, pg 153 as Eusemia fasciatrix ,
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/agaristinae/agaristinae_1_1.php [accessed 10 Sep 2015]
- [accessed 10 Sep 2015]
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=281984 [accessed 10 Sep 2015]
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Agaristinae > Episteme
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Episteme vetula (Geyer, 1832). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.21. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355264/Episteme-vetula