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Eutorna epicnephes

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Eutorna epicnephes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Eutorna
Species:
E. epicnephes
Binomial name
Eutorna epicnephes
Meyrick, 1906

Eutorna epicnephes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewings are whitish fuscous, sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous and with a blackish dot beneath the costa near the base. The stigmata is small and blackish, the plical slightly beyond the first discal, an additional dot beneath the second discal. There is a row of undefined blackish dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey, lighter towards the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eutorna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 46 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.