| Epimolis incarnata (Hampson, 1901) |
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Scientific name: Epimolis incarnata (Hampson, 1901) Common name: French name: Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Erebidae Subfamily: Arctiinae Wingspan: About 36 mm. Biotope: Geographic area: Ecuador, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru. Flight time: Number of generations : Caterpillar: Host plant: |
Epimolis incarnata has whitish fore legs with basal half of tibia being red. The antennae are reddish brown. The head, thorax and abdomen are dark red brown. There is a well visible white spot on the upper side of the abdomen. The fore wings are reddish brown, even slightly purplish, with a light red costal edge. The marginal area is a large rounded pale yellow patch touching another smaller pale yellow rounded patch close to the apex. The limit between the dark reddish brown area and the pale yellow area is marked by a red line. This limit is a less regular shape on females and the pale yellow area is a reduced size. The hind wings are red on females. The red area is restricted to the basal and inner edge area on males. The remaining part of the wings is white. Epimolis incisa is very similar. Unless I am wrong, I have not seen any white spot on the upper side of the abdomen on pictures of this last species. |
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I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session. The regular circular limit between the reddish brown colour and the pale yellow colour indicates one male. |
André Bon June 2015