Eomystis
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Genus: | Eomystis Meyrick, 1888
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Species: | E. rhodopis
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Eomystis rhodopis Meyrick, 1888
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Eomystis rhodopis is a moth in the family Depressariidae, and the only species in the genus Eomystis. It was described by Meyrick in 1888 and is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are bright yellow-ochreous, mixed with crimson-rosy and with a crimson dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellowish.[2]
References
- ^ Eomystis rhodopis at funet.fi.
- ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 2 (4) : 932