Yepcalphis

Yepcalphis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Yepcalphis
Nye, 1975
Species:
Y. dilectissima
Binomial name
Yepcalphis dilectissima
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • Pachylepis Felder, 1874 (preocc.)
  • Specific
    • Ariola dilectissima Walker, 1858
    • Pachylepis limacodina Felder, 1874

Yepcalphis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Nye in 1975. Its only species, Yepcalphis dilectissima, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, the Oriental tropics, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Sula Islands.