Epimactis atropunctella

Epimactis atropunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Epimactis
Species: E. atropunctella
Binomial name
Epimactis atropunctella
(Walsingham, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia atropunctella Walsingham, 1881

Epimactis atropunctella is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1881. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white, the costa very narrowly tinged with straw-colour, especially towards the apex. There are two black discal spots before the middle, the upper one being the nearest to the base, a third black spot lying at the end of the cell. A row of three to five smaller black dots is found along the apical margin. The hindwings are rather shining whitish, with a very faint rosy greyish tinge.[3]

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