Epichostis stelota

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

Epichostis stelota
Scientific classification
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

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
  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.


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