Eutorna diluvialis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Madagascar, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale).[1][2]
Eutorna diluvialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Eutorna |
Species: | E. diluvialis
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Binomial name | |
Eutorna diluvialis Meyrick, 1913
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous, with a few scattered dark fuscous specks, the costa and veins very obscurely streaked with whitish ochreous. The plical and second discal stigmata are black and there are some small groups of black scales around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Eutorna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 316 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.