Euchaetis cryptorrhoda

Euchaetis cryptorrhoda 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 and New South Wales.[2]

Euchaetis cryptorrhoda
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E. cryptorrhoda
Binomial name
Euchaetis cryptorrhoda
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Machimia cryptorrhoda Turner, 1946

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-grey, lightly sprinkled with fuscous. The costal edge is rosy from the base to two-thirds and the markings are fuscous. The stigmata is small and distinct and the first discal spot is found at one-third, the plical beyond it and the second discal at two-thirds. There is a curved line of dots from beneath two-thirds of the costa to the tornus and there are some terminal dots. 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). "Euchaetis cryptorrhoda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Euchaetis at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 112


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