Eochrois cuphosema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Eochrois
Species:
E. cuphosema
Binomial name
Eochrois cuphosema
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Machimia cuphosema Turner, 1946

Eochrois cuphosema is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish with slender fuscous markings and an oblique line from two-fifths of the costa half across the wing and an oblique line from two-thirds of the costa, angled inwards beneath the middle to two-thirds of the dorsum. There is also an irregularly dentate subterminal line and an interrupted terminal line. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eochrois cuphosema". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Eochrois at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 117 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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