Epimactis icterina

Epimactis icterina is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in northern Vietnam.[1]

Epimactis icterina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Epimactis
Species:
E. icterina
Binomial name
Epimactis icterina
Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous grey with white reflections, sprinkled with darker grey posteriorly. The costal edge is yellow ochreous from before the middle to near the apex. The stigmata are blackish grey, with the plical rather beyond the first discal. There is an almost marginal series of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish grey tinged with yellowish.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 8, 2017). "Epimactis icterina Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 99 (Suppl): 731.


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