Epilacydes scita is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]
| Epilacydes scita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Epilacydes |
| Species: | E. scita |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilacydes scita (Walker, [1865]) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on grasses.
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Epilacydes scita |
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| Estigmene scita | |