Epichostis dicremna

Epichostis dicremna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Epichostis
Species: E. dicremna
Binomial name
Epichostis dicremna
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Hermogenes dicremna Meyrick, 1908

Epichostis dicremna is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 16-19 mm. The forewings are violet-brownish, variable in depth, sometimes mixed with pale ochreous-yellowish towards the costa. The costal edge is ochreous-yellowish and there is sometimes a brown basal patch more or less indicated, obsolete towards the costa. A dark ferruginous-brown variable transverse blotch is found on the middle of the dorsum, sometimes narrowed upwards, reaching about three-fourths across the wing, the anterior edge nearly vertical and edged first with dark fuscous and then with whitish. The second discal stigma is dark fuscous, partially whitish-edged and there is a narrow transverse dark ferruginous-brown subterminal fascia, sinuate inwards and strongest on the upper half, attenuated dorsally, more or less yellowish-edged anteriorly. There is also an interrupted blackish terminal line. The hindwings are whitish-grey in males and grey in females.[2]

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