Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eporycta | |
Eporycta chionaula is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa (Free State).
The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are light ochreous suffusedly mixed with grey, especially on the veins. The markings are shining snow-white. There is a streak along the costa from the base almost to the apex, cut by lines of ground-colour on veins 9-11. A moderate streak is found from the base above the middle to the termen beneath the apex, on the posterior fourth bisected by a line of ground-colour. There are streaks between veins 2-5, the uppermost very slender and short. There are also streaks above and beneath vein 1b, the lower one not extended quite to its apex. The hindwings are light greyish-ochreous.