Epicroesa

Epicroesa
Illustration of Epicroesa thiasarcha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliodinidae
Genus: Epicroesa
Meyrick, 1907
Species

6 (see text)

Epicroesa is a genus of sun moths that belongs to the family Heliodinidae. Unlike other moth genera in its family, this genus is only found in the Old World. Its range includes Australia, New Guinea, Tahiti, Taiwan and Japan.

Taxonomy

The genus was described in 1907 by Edward Meyrick, a British entomologist who is considered to be an expert on the systematics of microlepidopterans.

Species

This genus currently contains 6 described species. They are listed below:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Epicroesa". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  2. ↑ Hsu, Yu-Feng (2026-08-11). "Sun moths in the genus Epicroesa (Lepidoptera, Heliodinidae) associated with Ceodes umbellifera, with description of a new species from Taiwan". ZooKeys. 1289: 203–214. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1289.194186. ISSN 1313-2970.