Epichostis stelota

Epichostis stelota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Epichostis
Species:	E. stelota
Binomial name
	Epichostis stelota; (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
	Hermogenes stelota Meyrick, 1908;

Epichostis stelota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, with a faint purplish tinge. The costal edge and costal extremities of the veins are ferruginous ochreous except towards the base. There is a short subcostal ferruginous streak from the base and there are two narrow blackish fasciae edged with ferruginous, the first about two-fifths, slightly oblique, almost reaching the dorsum but not nearly the costa, the second about two-thirds, direct, reaching the dorsum but not the costa. There are some black scales indicating a curved subterminal line, as well as a blackish terminal line. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2018). "Epichostis stelota (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 630. 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 stelota (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[2] Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 630. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.