Epichostis elephantias

Epichostis elephantias
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Epichostis
Species:	E. elephantias
Binomial name
	Epichostis elephantias; Meyrick, 1906

Epichostis elephantias is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in). The forewings are pale silvery fuscous with a moderately broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from the base to near the apex, pointed posteriorly, suffused with ochreous yellow towards the costa. There are two dark fuscous irregular rounded-oblong dorsal blotches edged with whitish ochreous, reaching the costal streak (the outline of these blotches somewhat suggestive of that of an elephant), the first extending on the dorsum from near the base to two-fifths, the second from the middle to near the tornus. There is a dark fuscous terminal line interrupted by whitish-ochreous dots on the veins. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2018). "Epichostis elephantias Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (1906). "Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, part II". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (2): 405 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2018). "Epichostis elephantias Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1906). "Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, part II". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (2): 405 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.