Epichostis stelota

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Epichostis stelota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Epichostis
Species:
E. stelota
Binomial name
Epichostis stelota
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Hermogenes stelotaMeyrick, 1908

Epichostis stelota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Assam, India. [1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, with a faint purplish tinge. The costal edge and costal extremities of the veins are ferruginous ochreous except towards the base. There is a short subcostal ferruginous streak from the base and there are two narrow blackish fasciae edged with ferruginous, the first about two-fifths, slightly oblique, almost reaching the dorsum but not nearly the costa, the second about two-thirds, direct, reaching the dorsum but not the costa. There are some black scales indicating a curved subterminal line, as well as a blackish terminal line. The hindwings are fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2018). "Epichostis stelota (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 630. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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