Euchaetis crypsichroa

Euchaetis crypsichroa is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[2]

Euchaetis crypsichroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Euchaetis
Species:	E. crypsichroa
Binomial name
Euchaetis crypsichroa Lower, 1893
Synonyms
Machimia notoporphyra Turner, 1946

The wingspan is about 26 mm (1.0 in). The forewings have a bright rosy line on the costa with the extreme costal edge whitish. There is a small fuscous spot on the base of the dorsum and the median area has a pale reddish suffusion. The markings are purple fuscous. There is an oblique line from one-third of the costa expanding in the mid-disc to a large oblong spot extending on the margin from the mid-dorsum to near the tornus and there is a discal dot at two-thirds, as well as a finely serrate line from two-thirds of the costa obliquely to four-fifths, then vertical to the tornus. There is also a terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euchaetis crypsichroa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku (12 July 2014). "Euchaetis crypsichroa Lower, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 111.