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Epijana giganteus (Rothschild, 1917)

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Higher taxa: Eupterotidae (family)/  Janinae (subfamily)/  Epijana (genus)/  Epijana (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Rothschild, 1917)
Citation:Phasicnecus giganteus, sp. nov.
Original genus:Phasicnecus
Publication:Rothschild W. 1917d. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:24
Issue:3
Pagination:491–492
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3151747
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Epijana giganteus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Epijana by H. Takano (2026: 56).

Takano H. 2026. Revisional notes on the monkey-moth genus Stenoglene Felder & Felder, 1874 and its allies, with descriptions of several new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Eupterotidae: Janinae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epijana giganteus (Rothschild, 1917) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, Moyamba, leg. D. Cator.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epijana giganteus (Rothschild, 1917) Liberia page MNHN
Epijana giganteus (Rothschild, 1917) Sierra Leone Rothschild W. 1917d. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. page 492
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Epijana purpurata (Wichgraf, 1921) (Wichgraf, 1921) species Synonym Hoplojana purpurata