Eupetochira xystopala

Eupetochira xystopala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Eupetochira
Species: E. xystopala
Binomial name
Eupetochira xystopala
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Nephantis xystopala Meyrick, 1908[1]

Eupetochira xystopala is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2][3]

The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The forewings are white with a narrow light brownish-ochreous stripe above the middle from the base to the apex. The hindwings are light grey, paler and tinged with whitish-ochreous anteriorly.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1908). "Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 729.
  2. ↑ funet.fi
  3. ↑ Afro Moths
  4. ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a work now in the public domain: Meyrick (1908) .


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.