Eutorna diluvialis

Eutorna diluvialis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Madagascar, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale).[1][2]

Eutorna diluvialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Eutorna
Species:
E. diluvialis
Binomial name
Eutorna diluvialis
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous, with a few scattered dark fuscous specks, the costa and veins very obscurely streaked with whitish ochreous. The plical and second discal stigmata are black and there are some small groups of black scales around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish.[3]

References
  1. Eutorna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 316 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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