Epiphractis phoenicis

Epiphractis phoenicis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. This species was described from a specimen from Bihé in central Angola.[1]

Epiphractis phoenicis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Oecophoridae
Subfamily:
Oecophorinae
Genus:
Epiphractis
Species:
E. phoenicis
Binomial name
Epiphractis phoenicis
Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan of the females is about 23 mm. Head and thorax are light rosy-ochreous, forewings elongate and dilated posteriorly, ochreous-crimson. Deeper purplish-crimson towards dorsum, lighter and more ochreous towards costa. The costal edge is whitish. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) [09.Dec.2015]
  2. Meyrick 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908:716–756 (on page 732)


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