Epichostis barathrias
| Epichostis barathrias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Epichostis |
| Species: | E. barathrias |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichostis barathrias (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Epichostis barathrias is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 13-17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with the extreme costal edge pale yellowish in males, except towards the extremities. The markings are blackish, with slight ferruginous tinge, obscurely edged with ochreous-whitish. There is a variable transverse or subtriangular blotch from the dorsum before the middle, reaching three-fourths across the wing. The second discal stigma is rather large and there is a rather narrow straight subterminal fascia, the anterior edge curved inwards on the upper half, the posterior edge not pale-margined. There is also a blackish terminal line. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]