Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Autostichidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Encrasima | |
Encrasima elaeopis is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow, more or less greyish-tinged except towards the costa. The stigmata are blackish, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. There is an almost marginal row of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.
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