Encrasima elaeopis

Encrasima elaeopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Encrasima
Species: E. elaeopis
Binomial name
Encrasima elaeopis
Meyrick, 1916

Encrasima elaeopis is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow, more or less greyish-tinged except towards the costa. The stigmata are blackish, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. There is an almost marginal row of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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