Exacristis

Exacristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Exacristis; Meyrick, 1921
Species:	E. euryopa
Binomial name
	Exacristis euryopa; Meyrick, 1921

Exacristis euryopa is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Exacristis. The genus and species were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1921 and are found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish with the discal stigmata widely remote and black. The costal edge is shortly blackish towards the apex. The hindwings are light grey, the apex tinged with ochreous-whitish.^[3]

References

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^ Afro Moths
^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 106 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[2] Afro Moths

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 106 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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