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Epimimastis glaucodes

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Species of moth

Epimimastis glaucodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Epimimastis
Species: E. glaucodes
Binomial name
Epimimastis glaucodes
Meyrick, 1910

Epimimastis glaucodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are grey with a black dot near the base above the middle and an oval blackish blotch in the disc before the middle, edged with white. The second discal stigma is black edged with white and the apex and termen are somewhat suffused with darker, with a blackish marginal line. The hindwings are light grey.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 10, 2014). "Epimimastis glaucodes Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 461. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Epimimastis glaucodes


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