Episcythrastis
Episcythrastis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.
| Episcythrastis | |
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| Episcythrastis tabidella | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Pyralidae | 
| Tribe: | Phycitini | 
| Genus: | Episcythrastis Meyrick, 1937[1][2]  | 
Species
    
- Episcythrastis elaphitis Meyrick, 1937
 - Episcythrastis tabidella Mann, 1864
 - Episcythrastis tetricella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
 
Former species
    
The following species are mostly placed in Myelopsis, although it is sometimes treated as a synonym of Episcythrastis:
- Myelopsis alatella (Hulst, 1887)
 - Myelopsis immundella (Hulst, 1890)
 - Myelopsis minutularia (Hulst, 1887)
 - Myelopsis subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889)
 
References
    
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
 - Savela, Markku. "Episcythrastis Meyrick, 1937". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
 
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