Encolpotis xanthoria

Encolpotis xanthoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Encolpotis
Species:
E. xanthoria
Binomial name
Encolpotis xanthoria
Meyrick, 1909

Encolpotis xanthoria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Kenya, Malawi and the South African provinces of Gauteng and Western Cape.[1][2]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brown, with a prismatic-bluish gloss, darkest towards the costa. The stigmata are represented by spots of dark fuscous suffusion, the discal rather approximated, the plical before the first discal. There is a streak of dark fuscous suffusion along the termen. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous.[3]

The larvae feed on Icerya and Coffea species, as well as Monanthotaxis parvifolia and Agelanthus sansibarensis.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 26, 2015). "Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 352. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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