Euchaetis cryptorrhoda

Euchaetis cryptorrhoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Euchaetis
Species: E. cryptorrhoda
Binomial name
Euchaetis cryptorrhoda
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Machimia cryptorrhoda Turner, 1946

Euchaetis cryptorrhoda is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-grey, lightly sprinkled with fuscous. The costal edge is rosy from the base to two-thirds and the markings are fuscous. The stigmata is small and distinct and the first discal spot is found at one-third, the plical beyond it and the second discal at two-thirds. There is a curved line of dots from beneath two-thirds of the costa to the tornus and there are some terminal dots. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

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