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Eutorna rubida

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Eutorna rubida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Eutorna
Species:
E. rubida
Binomial name
Eutorna rubida
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Heterozancla rubida Turner, 1919

Eutorna rubida is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale reddish mixed with whitish and suffused with fuscous. The stigmata are blackish, the first discal at one-third, succeeded by a whitish dot. The plical is found beyond the first discal, the second discal before two-thirds, preceded by a whitish dot. There is a blackish streak between the first and second discal, prolonged beyond the latter to the apex, the area between the median streak and costa fuscous and there is a terminal blackish line not reaching the apex. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eutorna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31 (10): 134Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.