Eupragia hospita

Eupragia hospita is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida south to South Carolina and west to Texas.[1][2]

Eupragia hospita
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E. hospita
Binomial name
Eupragia hospita
Hodges, 1969

The wingspan is 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in). The forewings are white streaked with light brown and brown, a spot in the cell and one at the end of the cell are dark brown. The hindwings are brownish gray, with the basal row of scales of the cilia slightly paler brownish gray, the distal row gray white to white.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Eupragia hospita Hodges, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. "420255.00 – 0953 – Eupragia hospita – Hodges, 1969". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "A New Species of Eupragia from Florida (Oecophoridae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 23: 23.
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