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Eumenodora encrypta

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Eumenodora encrypta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Eumenodora
Species:
E. encrypta
Binomial name
Eumenodora encrypta
Meyrick, 1906

Eumenodora encrypta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australia.[1]

Its wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm and its forewings are pale dark grey with a faint bronzy sheen and an indistinct, dark spot in the middle of wing at fold.[2]

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