Epimactis metazona

Epimactis metazona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Epimactis
Species:	E. metazona
Binomial name
	Epimactis metazona; Meyrick, 1908

Epimactis metazona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sierra Leone.[1][2]

The wingspan is 25–26 mm. The forewings are white with the second discal stigma grey and with a narrow silvery-grey fascia close before the termen, dilated towards the costa but not quite reaching it. The hindwings are white.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (January 8, 2017). "Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 730.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (January 8, 2017). "Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[3] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 730.