Anarsia epiula explained

Anarsia epiula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales[1] and Queensland.

The wingspan is about . The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with, and towards the costa broadly suffused with white, with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. There are some indistinct oblique dark marks on the costa and with an elongate semi-oval blackish-fuscous spot along the costa in the middle. There is an elongate blackish-fuscous spot in the middle of the disc and a dark fuscous dot in the disc at three-fourths. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, but paler and semitransparent anteriorly.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Anarsia_epiula Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . Meyrick . E. . 29 . 2 (114) . 418 . 1904 . 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 . Internet Archive. free .