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