Eupetochira xystopala

Eupetochira xystopala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Eupetochira
Species: E. xystopala
Binomial name
Eupetochira xystopala
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Nephantis xystopala Meyrick, 1908

Eupetochira xystopala is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[1][2]

The wingspan is 24-26 mm. The forewings are white with a narrow light brownish-ochreous stripe above the middle from the base to the apex. The hindwings are light grey, paler and tinged with whitish-ochreous anteriorly.[3]

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