Encrasima xanthoclista

Encrasima xanthoclista
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Encrasima
Species:	E. xanthoclista
Binomial name
	Encrasima xanthoclista; Meyrick, 1923

Encrasima xanthoclista is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are grey brownish, the costa slenderly ochreous yellow from the base to near the apex. The stigmata are moderate and black, the plical slightly before the first discal. There is a pre-marginal series of cloudy-blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen, on the termen obscured in a streak of grey suffusion. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 26, 2013). "Encrasima xanthoclista Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 50. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (November 26, 2013). "Encrasima xanthoclista Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 50. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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