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Epimactis icterina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epimactis

Epimactis icterina is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in northern Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous grey with white reflections, sprinkled darker grey posteriorly. The costal edge is yellow-ochreous from before the middle to near the apex. The stigmata are blackish grey, with the plical rather beyond the first discal. There is an almost marginal series of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey tinged with yellowish.

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Epimactis icterina Wikipedia