Biology:Eupselia iridizona

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupselia iridizona
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Eupselia
Species:
E. iridizona
Binomial name
Eupselia iridizona
Lower, 1899

Eupselia iridizona is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are yellow with a broad purplish-fuscous hindmarginal patch occupying the posterior third of the wing, the anterior edge hardly straight, sinuate beneath the costa, then very slightly curved outwards to the inner margin. Near the anterior edge of the patch are two transverse lines of reddish purple, not reaching either margin. A few black scales are found around the anal angle. The hindwings are dark fuscous, somewhat bronzy tinged.[2]

References

  1. Eupselia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 24 (1): 115 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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