Epichorista elephantina

Epichorista elephantina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epichorista
Species: E. elephantina
Binomial name
Epichorista elephantina
(Meyrick, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proselena elephantina Meyrick, 1885

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]

References

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