Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Encolpotis | |
Encolpotis heliopepta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in India (Assam).
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are purple-fuscous, rather darker towards the costa and termen. The stigmata are cloudy, obscurely darker, with the plical beneath the first discal, the second discal transversely double. The hindwings are dark grey.
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