Eporycta tarbalea

Eporycta tarbalea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Eporycta
Species: E. tarbalea
Binomial name
Eporycta tarbalea
Meyrick, 1908

Eporycta tarbalea is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa (Limpopo).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, with the costa, apex and termen somewhat suffused narrowly with pale yellow-ochreous. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, slightly ochreous tinged.[3]

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