Encolpotis xanthoria

Encolpotis xanthoria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Kenya, Malawi and the South African provinces of Gauteng and Western Cape.[1][2]

Encolpotis xanthoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Encolpotis
Species:
E. xanthoria
Binomial name
Encolpotis xanthoria
Meyrick, 1909

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brown, with a prismatic-bluish gloss, darkest towards the costa. The stigmata are represented by spots of dark fuscous suffusion, the discal rather approximated, the plical before the first discal. There is a streak of dark fuscous suffusion along the termen. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous.[3]

The larvae feed on Icerya and Coffea species, as well as Monanthotaxis parvifolia and Agelanthus sansibarensis.

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 26, 2015). "Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 352.


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