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Khoisa epicentra

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Khoisa epicentra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Khoisa
Species:
K. epicentra
Binomial name
Khoisa epicentra
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia epicentra Meyrick, 1909

Khoisa epicentra is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light yellow ochreous irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and with a small fuscous spot in the disc at one-sixth. The stigmata are black, with the plical obliquely before the first discal, beyond which is an additional black dot in the middle of the disc, these three connected by a patch of fuscous suffusion, the second discal less defined, preceded by an additional undefined dark fuscous dot obliquely above it. There is a transverse patch of fuscous suffusion from the costa at two-thirds, reaching halfway across the wing and a series of blackish-fuscous dots around the posterior third of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2015). "Khoisa epicentra (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Khoisa epicentra (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 370. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.