Epimactis suffusella

Epimactis suffusella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Epimactis
Species:	E. suffusella
Binomial name
	Epimactis suffusella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia suffusella Walker, 1864;

Epimactis suffusella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.[1]

Adults are straw coloured, the forewings slightly rounded at the tips and the costa and exterior border mostly fawn colour. There is a diffuse fawn-coloured discal patch. The exterior border is slightly convex and oblique.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Epimactis suffusella (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: 748 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Epimactis suffusella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 748 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.