Euchaetis coccoscela

Euchaetis coccoscela is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[2]

Euchaetis coccoscela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Euchaetis
Species:
E. coccoscela
Binomial name
Euchaetis coccoscela
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Machimia coccoscela Turner, 1946

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are pale grey with a crimson costal line and a fuscous-reddish basal dot on the dorsum, with another shortly above. There is an outwardly curved fuscous-purple line from one-fourth of the costa to two-fifths of the dorsum and a similar less distinct line from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus. The area between these lines is suffused with reddish and there is an irregular dark fuscous dentate line from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus, as well as a terminal line. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euchaetis coccoscela". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Euchaetis at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 112


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