Eupetochira xystopala

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

Eupetochira xystopala is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa. [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. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2013). "Eupetochira xystopala (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eupetochira xystopala (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ PD-icon.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Meyrick (1908)


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