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Eomystis rhodopis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eomystis Meyrick, 1888

Eomystis rhodopis is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Eomystis. It was described by Meyrick in 1888 and is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are bright yellow-ochreous, mixed with crimson-rosy and with a crimson dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellowish.

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Eomystis rhodopis Wikipedia