Epipagis tristalis explained

Epipagis tristalis is a small moth in the family Crambidae that is found in Papua New Guinea. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907 based on insects collected by Antwerp Edgar Pratt. Pratt wrote Two Years among New Guinea Cannibals based on his time there.

It has a wingspan of 24 mm.^[1]

Subspecies

• Epipagis tristalis tristalis Kenrick, 1907
• Epipagis tristalis minor Rothschild, 1916

Notes and References

1. Kenrick . George H. . January 15, 1907. A List of Moths of the Family Pyralidae collected by A. E. Pratt in British New Guinea in 1902-3, with Descriptions of new Species . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 85 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.