Eochrois holochra

Eochrois holochra is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[2]

Eochrois holochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Eochrois
Species:
E. holochra
Binomial name
Eochrois holochra
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Machimia holochra Turner, 1946

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, the dots and slight irroration fuscous. The stigmata is minute or partly obsolete, the first discal dot is found at one-third, the plical beyond it and the second discal at three-fifths. There is a very fine outwardly oblique line from two-thirds of the costa, angled in the disc, and then subterminal to the tornus. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eochrois holochra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Parocystola at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 117


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