Epiphractis phoenicis
Appearance
Epiphractis phoenicis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Epiphractis |
Species: | E. phoenicis
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Binomial name | |
Epiphractis phoenicis Meyrick, 1908
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Epiphractis phoenicis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. This species was described from a specimen from Bihé in central Angola.[1]
The wingspan of the females is about 23 mm. Head and thorax are light rosy-ochreous, forewings elongate and dilated posteriorly, ochreous-crimson. Deeper purplish-crimson towards dorsum, lighter and more ochreous towards costa. The costal edge is whitish. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) [09.Dec.2015]
- ^ Meyrick 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908:716–756 (on page 732)