Eupetochira xystopala

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

Eupetochira xystopala
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E. xystopala
Binomial name
Eupetochira xystopala
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Nephantis xystopala Meyrick, 1908[1]

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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) .


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