Epichorista elephantina
Epichorista elephantina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Epichorista |
Species: | E. elephantina |
Binomial name | |
Epichorista elephantina (Meyrick, 1885)[1] | |
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Epichorista elephantina is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with a cloudy central streak, more yellowish-ochreous from the base to beyond the middle and containing several small dots of black scales. There is an ill-defined longitudinal blackish line in the disc, as well as some fine scattered black dots towards the hindmargin.[2] The hindwings are dark grey in females and whitish in males.[3]
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