Epiphractis phoenicis

Epiphractis phoenicis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Epiphractis
Species: E. phoenicis
Binomial name
Epiphractis phoenicis
Meyrick, 1908

Epiphractis phoenicis is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. This species was described from a specimen from Bihé in central Angola.[1]

The wingspan of the females is about 23 mm. Head and thorax are light rosy-ochreous, forewings elongate and dilated posteriorly, ochreous-crimson. Deeper purplish-crimson towards dorsum, lighter and more ochreous towards costa. The costal edge is whitish. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.