Biology:Ephedroxena

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Short description: Genus of moths

Ephedroxena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Ephedroxena
Meyrick, 1919
Species:
E. incisoria
Binomial name
Ephedroxena incisoria
Meyrick, 1919

Ephedroxena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Ephedroxena incisoria, which is found in Guyana.

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The head is light brassy-grey. The forewings are elongate and purplish-fuscous suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous. The hindwings are brassy-grey.[2]

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q5382156 entry