Eupselia axiepaena

Eupselia axiepaena
	Eupselia axiepaena Turner, 1947, to Heath trap, Aranda, ACT, 20/21 December 2015
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Eupselia
Species:	E. axiepaena
Binomial name
	Eupselia axiepaena; Turner, 1947

Eupselia axiepaena is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with fuscous markings. There is a moderate straight-edged basal patch and several fine short strigulae from the costa, as well as a large sharply defined apical patch, its edge nearly straight. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

^ Eupselia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 149

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[1] Eupselia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 149

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