Eumenodora encrypta

Eumenodora encrypta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Eumenodora
Species: E. encrypta
Binomial name
Eumenodora encrypta
Meyrick, 1906

Eumenodora encrypta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australia.[1]

Its wingspan is 6.5-7.5mm and its forewings are pale dark grey with faint bronzy sheen and an indistinct, dark spot in the middle of wing at fold.[2]

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