Episteme is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species are widespread.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaristinae |
| Genus: | Episteme Hübner, [1820] |
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Description
editPalpi upturned, where the terminal joint long and naked. Antennae simple and dilated. Forewings with vein 5 from near angle of cell, vein 6 from upper angle, and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with vein 5 from the center of discocellulars.[1]
Species
edit- Episteme adulatrix Kollar, [1844]
- Episteme arctopsa Chou & Chen, 1962
- Episteme beatrix Jordan, 1909
- Episteme bisma Moore, [1858]
- Episteme connexa Walker, 1856
- Episteme conspicua Rothschild, 1896
- Episteme hebe Jordan, 1912
- Episteme latimargo Hampson, 1891
- Episteme lectrix Linnaeus, 1764
- Episteme macrosema Jordan, 1912
- Episteme maculatrix Duncan & Westwood, 1841
- Episteme mundina Jordan, 1912
- Episteme negrita Hampson, 1894
- Episteme nigripennis Butler, 1875
- Episteme nipalensis Butler, 1875
- Episteme sumatrana Rothschild, 1899
- Episteme sumbana Rothschild, 1897
- Episteme vetula Geyer, 1832
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Episteme.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku. "Episteme Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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