Epipristis

Epipristis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1888.

Epipristis
Epipristis nelearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Pseudoterpnini
Genus:	Epipristis Meyrick, 1888[1]
Synonyms
Terpnidia Butler, 1892 Pingarmia Sterneck, 1927

Species

• Epipristis minimaria (Guenée, [1858]) (=Hypochroma parvula Walker, 1860)
• Epipristis nelearia (Guenée, [1858])
  • Epipristis nelearia nelearia (Guenée, [1858])
  • Epipristis nelearia accessa Prout, 1937
• Epipristis oxycyma Meyrick, 1888 (=Epipristis australis Goldfinch, 1929)
• Epipristis oxyodonta Prout, 1934
• Epipristis pullusa H.X. Han & D.Y. Xue, 2009
• Epipristis roseus Expósito & H.X. Han, 2009
• Epipristis rufilunata (Warren, 1903)
  • Epipristis rufilunata rufilunata (Warren, 1903) (=Epipristis nelearia viridans Prout, 1916)
  • Epipristis rufilunata antelucana Prout, 1927
• Epipristis storthophora Prout, 1937
• Epipristis transiens (Sterneck, 1927)
• Epipristis truncataria (Walker, 1861)

References

1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

• Han, H.; Expósito H., A.; Xue, D. 2009: A taxonomic study of Epipristis Meyrick, 1888 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae). Zootaxa, 2263: 31–41. Abstract & excerpt PDF

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• Savela, Markku. "Epipristis Meyrick, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.