Notodryas encrita

Notodryas encrita is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1920.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Victoria.[2]

Notodryas encrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epermeniidae
Genus:
Notodryas
Species:
N. encrita
Binomial name
Notodryas encrita
(Lower, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Machaeritis encrita Lower, 1920

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are white, faintly tinged with ochreous and with ochreous-fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Notodryas encrita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 44: 65.


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