Notodryas encrita

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Notodryas encrita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Notodryas
Species:
N. encrita
Binomial name
Notodryas encrita
(Lower, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Machaeritis encritaLower, 1920

Notodryas encrita is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1920. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Victoria. [2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are white, faintly tinged with ochreous and with ochreous-fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous. [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Notodryas encrita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 44: 65. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .