Encrasima retractella
Encrasima retractella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China.[1]
| Encrasima retractella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Encrasima |
| Species: | E. retractella |
| Binomial name | |
| Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Adults are cinereous, very thickly speckled with brown, the forewings moderately broad, slightly rounded at the tips, with two round blackish dots, one before the middle, one beyond the middle. The exterior border is extremely oblique.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 630
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