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Eporycta incanescens

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Eporycta incanescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Eporycta
Species:
E. incanescens
Binomial name
Eporycta incanescens
Meyrick, 1921

Eporycta incanescens is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather light grey sprinkled with white, more strongly in the disc, with a median longitudinal streak of white suffusion from the base to about end of the cell. There is a faint grey transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2013). "Eporycta incanescens Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eporycta incanescens Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 105 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.