Epimactis metazona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sierra Leone.[1][2]
| Epimactis metazona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Epimactis |
| Species: | E. metazona
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| Binomial name | |
| Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908
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The wingspan is 25–26 mm. The forewings are white with the second discal stigma grey and with a narrow silvery-grey fascia close before the termen, dilated towards the costa but not quite reaching it. The hindwings are white.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 8, 2017). "Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 730.
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