Episparis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1857.
Description Palpi upturned and hairy. Third joint minute. A short frontal tuft present. Antennae bipectinated to two-thirds length in male. Thorax and abdomen clothed with coarse hair. Tibia hairy. Forewings with straight costa. Outer margin excised from vein 5 to outer angle. Hindwings with produced outer margin to a point at vein 3 and excised below the point.
Species
Episparis agnesae Pelletier, 1982 Episparis angulatilinea Bethune-Baker, 1906 Episparis brunoi Pelletier, 1982 Episparis connubens Holland, 1894 Episparis costistriga (Walker, 1864) Episparis emmanueli Pelletier, 1982 Episparis experimens Walker, 1862 Episparis farinosa Bryk, 1915 Episparis fenestrifera Bryk, 1915 Episparis gomphiona Hampson, 1926 Episparis grandis Pelletier, 1982 Episparis hannemanni Pelletier, 1982 Episparis hieroglyphica Holland, 1894 Episparis homoeosema Hampson, 1926 Episparis hyalinata (Holland, 1920) Episparis jacquelina Swinhoe, 1902 Episparis lamprina Holland, 1894 Episparis leucotessellis Hampson, 1902 Episparis liturata (Fabricius, 1787) Episparis lunata Holland, 1894 Episparis malagasy Viette, 1966 Episparis minima Pelletier, 1982 Episparis monochroma Hampson, 1926 Episparis okinawensis Sugi, 1982 Episparis penetrata Walker, Episparis sinistra (Holland 1894) Episparis spilothyris Viette, 1956 Episparis sponsata (Fabricius, 1787) Episparis sylvani Pelletier, 1982 Episparis taiwana Wileman & West, 1929 Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867 Episparis varialis (Walker, 1858) Episparis vitrea (Saalmuller, 1891) Episparis xanthographa Hampson, 1926
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