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Notodryas encrita

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Species of moth

Notodryas encrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Notodryas
Species: N. encrita
Binomial name
Notodryas encrita
(Lower, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Machaeritis encrita Lower, 1920

Notodryas encrita is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1920. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are white, faintly tinged with ochreous and with ochreous-fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Notodryas encrita​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 44: 65. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Notodryas encrita


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