Endoclita excrescens (Butler, 1877)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Endoclita excrescens (Butler, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Butler, 1877)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hepialidae
- Genus
- Endoclita
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyHepialoidea
- familyHepialidae Stephens, [1828]
- genusEndoclita C. & R. Felder, 1874
- speciesEndoclita excrescens (Butler, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Endoclita. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Endoclita aikasama Tindale, 1958 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita aroura Tindale, 1958 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita auratus (Hampson, [1893]) | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita buettneria Tindale, 1941 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita chrysoptera Tindale, 1941 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita crenilimbata (Le Cerf, 1919) | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita davidi (Poujade, 1886) | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita gmelina Tindale, 1941 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita hosei Tindale, 1958 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita ijereja Tindale, 1958 | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita jianglingensis (Zeng & Zhao, 1991) | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endoclita jingdongensis (Chu & Wang, 1985) | HepialidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phassus satsumanis Yazaki, 1926 Yazaki, 1926 | synonym |
| Hepialus aemulus Butler, 1877 Butler, 1877 | synonym |
| Phassus camphorae Sasaki, 1908 Sasaki, 1908 | synonym |
| Hepialus excrescens Butler, 1877 Butler, 1877 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Butler, A. G. (1877). Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 20.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39RGR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.