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Eporycta incanescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Eporycta
Species:	E. incanescens
Binomial name
Eporycta incanescens Meyrick, 1921

Eporycta incanescens is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather light grey sprinkled with white, more strongly in the disc, with a median longitudinal streak of white suffusion from the base to about end of the cell. There is a faint grey transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are light grey.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2013). "Eporycta incanescens Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eporycta incanescens Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 105 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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