Enscepastra lathraea

Enscepastra lathraea is a species of moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is known from South Africa.

Enscepastra lathraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Enscepastra
Species:
E. lathraea
Binomial name
Enscepastra lathraea
(Meyrick, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sandaloeca lathraea Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The head and thorax are pale glossy grey. The palpi are whitish, dark fuscous on the basal half and beneath throughout. The abdomen is light grey. The forewings are lanceolate, light glossy grey with a broad suffused glossy white costal streak. The hindwings are very pale bluish-grey.

References
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  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Enscepastra lathraea (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.


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