Epicallima icterinella

Epicallima icterinella
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species: E. icterinella
Binomial name
Epicallima icterinella
(Mann, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora icterinella Mann, 1867
  • Fabiola icterinella

Epicallima icterinella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Asia Minor and Syria.[2]

The ground colour of the forewings is golden yellow with a violet wing margin and orange-yellow scales. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

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