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Epiphractis phoenicis

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Epiphractis phoenicis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epiphractis
Species:
E. phoenicis
Binomial name
Epiphractis phoenicis
Meyrick, 1908

Epiphractis phoenicis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. This species was described from a specimen from Bihé in central Angola.[1]

The wingspan of the females is about 23 mm. Head and thorax are light rosy-ochreous, forewings elongate and dilated posteriorly, ochreous-crimson. Deeper purplish-crimson towards dorsum, lighter and more ochreous towards costa. The costal edge is whitish. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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