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