Epicallima icterinella

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Epicallima icterinella
Epicallima icterinella M.jpg
Male
Epicallima icterinella W.jpg
Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species:
E. icterinella
Binomial name
Epicallima icterinella
(Mann, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora icterinellaMann, 1867
  • Fabiola icterinella

Epicallima icterinella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus. [1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Asia Minor and Syria. [2]

The ground colour of the forewings is golden yellow with a violet wing margin and orange-yellow scales. The hindwings are dark grey. [3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Epicallima at funet
  3. lepiforum.de PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .