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Epichostis barathrias

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Epichostis barathrias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Epichostis
Species:
E. barathrias
Binomial name
Epichostis barathrias
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Hermogenes barathrias Meyrick, 1908

Epichostis barathrias is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with the extreme costal edge pale yellowish in males, except towards the extremities. The markings are blackish, with a slight ferruginous tinge, obscurely edged with ochreous whitish. There is a variable transverse or subtriangular blotch from the dorsum before the middle, reaching three-fourths of the way across the wing. The second discal stigma is rather large and there is a rather narrow straight subterminal fascia, the anterior edge curved inwards on the upper half, the posterior edge not pale margined. There is also a blackish terminal line. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2018). "Epichostis barathrias (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 629. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.