Episcythrastis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.
| Episcythrastis | |
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| Episcythrastis tabidella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Episcythrastis Meyrick, 1937[1][2] |
Species
edit- Episcythrastis elaphitis Meyrick, 1937
- Episcythrastis tabidella Mann, 1864
- Episcythrastis tetricella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Former species
editThe following species are mostly placed in Myelopsis, although it is sometimes treated as a synonym of Episcythrastis:
- Myelopsis alatella (Hulst, 1887)
- Myelopsis immundella (Hulst, 1890)
- Myelopsis minutularia (Hulst, 1887)
- Myelopsis subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889)
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Episcythrastis Meyrick, 1937". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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