Pedois epinephela

Pedois epinephela is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Pedois epinephela
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P. epinephela
Binomial name
Pedois epinephela
(Turner, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia epinephela Turner, 1947

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are pale grey with a large ill-defined grey blotch on the tornal area from the base to the middle. The stigmata are grey, the first discal at one-third, the plical beneath it, the second discal before two-thirds. There is a subcostal line of grey dots from the middle, continued as subterminal line of dots and there is a terminal series of dots. The hindwings are grey whitish.[2]

References

  1. Pedois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3502): 203


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