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Encrasima retractella

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Encrasima retractella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Encrasima
Species:
E. retractella
Binomial name
Encrasima retractella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia retractella Walker, 1864

Encrasima retractella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China.[1]

Adults are cinereous, very thickly speckled with brown, the forewings moderately broad, slightly rounded at the tips, with two round blackish dots, one before the middle, one beyond the middle. The exterior border is extremely oblique.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 630 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.