Euplocia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Its only species, Euplocia membliaria, was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from the northeastern Himalayas to Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas.[1]

Euplocia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Euplocia
Hübner, [1819]
Species:
E. membliaria
Binomial name
Euplocia membliaria
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena membliaria Cramer, 1780
  • Aganais renigera Felder, 1874
  • Euplocia moderata Butler, 1875
  • Euplocia inconspicua Butler, 1875
  • Euplocia radians Snellen, 1879

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Euplocia Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.