Encolapta metorcha
| Encolapta metorcha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Encolapta |
| Species: | E. metorcha |
| Binomial name | |
| Encolapta metorcha | |
Encolapta metorcha is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae.[2][3][4] It is found in Sri Lanka.[1][2][4]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are grey or fuscous irrorated with white, with some scattered blackish scales and with a series of small blackish spots along the costa, one in the middle rather larger and elongate. There are some irregular scattered groups of dark fuscous scales in the disc, as well as a pre-marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous spots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly and with the veins and termen darker.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Meyrick, E. (1913). "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVI". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22: 160–182 [167].
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - 1 2 Hobern, D. & Sattler, K. (21 April 2026). "Encolapta metorcha Meyrick, 1913". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.26.101. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Encolapta metorcha Meyrick, 1913". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Encolapta Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 25 April 2026.