Pedois epinephela

Pedois epinephela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Pedois
Species: P. epinephela
Binomial name
Pedois epinephela
(Turner, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia epinephela Turner, 1947

Pedois epinephela is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is 22-24 mm. The forewings are pale grey with a large ill-defined grey blotch on the tornal area from the base to the middle. The stigmata are grey, the first discal at one-third, the plical beneath it, the second discal before two-thirds. There is a subcostal line of grey dots from the middle, continued as subterminal line of dots and there is a terminal series of dots. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

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