Eupetochira xystopala
| 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) | |
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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
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1908). "Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 729.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2013). "Eupetochira xystopala (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eupetochira xystopala (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Meyrick (1908)