Eporycta tarbalea is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa's Limpopo province.[1][2]
| Eporycta tarbalea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Eporycta |
| Species: | E. tarbalea
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| Binomial name | |
| Eporycta tarbalea Meyrick, 1908
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, with the costa, apex and termen somewhat suffused narrowly with pale yellow ochreous. The hindwings are pale whitish grey, slightly ochreous tinged.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2013). "Eporycta tarbalea Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eporycta tarbalea Meyrick, 1908". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 729.
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