Epichostis elephantias

Epichostis elephantias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Epichostis
Species: E. elephantias
Binomial name
Epichostis elephantias
Meyrick, 1906

Epichostis elephantias is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are pale silvery-fuscous with a moderately broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from the base to near the apex, pointed posteriorly, suffused with ochreous-yellow towards the costa. There are two dark fuscous irregular rounded-oblong dorsal blotches edged with whitish-ochreous, reaching the costal streak (the outline of these blotches somewhat suggestive of that of an elephant), the first extending on the dorsum from near the base to two-fifths, the second from the middle to near the tornus. There is a dark fuscous terminal line interrupted by whitish-ochreous dots on the veins. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

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