Eupselia axiepaena

Eupselia axiepaena is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Eupselia axiepaena
Eupselia axiepaena Turner, 1947, to Heath trap, Aranda, ACT, 20/21 December 2015
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E. axiepaena
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Eupselia axiepaena
Turner, 1947

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with fuscous markings. There is a moderate straight-edged basal patch and several fine short strigulae from the costa, as well as a large sharply defined apical patch, its edge nearly straight. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Eupselia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 149


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