Epichostis leucorma

Epichostis leucorma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in India (Assam).[1]

Epichostis leucorma
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E. leucorma
Binomial name
Epichostis leucorma
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Hermogenes leucorma Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are rather dark ochreous-brown with the stigmata dark fuscous, the first sometimes connected with the dorsum by an undefined oblique triangular patch of dark fuscous suffusion. There are a few whitish scales towards the costa and the dorsum about the middle. There is also a subterminal series of seven cloudy white marks, the central and dorsal rather elongated inwards, and a terminal series of six similar marks. The hindwings are grey or dark grey.[2]

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