Encrasima retractella

Encrasima retractella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Encrasima
Species:	E. retractella
Binomial name
	Encrasima retractella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia retractella Walker, 1864;

Encrasima retractella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China.^[1]

Adults are cinereous, very thickly speckled with brown, the forewings moderately broad, slightly rounded at the tips, with two round blackish dots, one before the middle, one beyond the middle. The exterior border is extremely oblique.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 630

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 630

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