Iulota epispila

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Iulota epispila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Iulota
Species:
I. epispila
Binomial name
Iulota epispila
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia epispila Lower, 1897

Iulota epispila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale brownish with a broad, whitish, longitudinal streak from the base to the apex, occupying the upper half of the wing throughout. There are two dark fuscous dots, one before and one beyond the middle of the disc, placed on the upper edge of the ground colour. There are also some suffused fuscous spots towards the hindmargin. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Iulota epispila (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 21: 58. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.