Chrysocentris eupepla

(Chrysocentris eupepla)

Description

Chrysocentris eupepla is a moth in the family Glyphipterigidae. It is known from Madagascar. The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are light brassy-yellowish with the costa ochreous-bronzy. All veins and also some interneural lines are marked with orange-ferruginous streaks, occupying all the wing except for slender interspaces. There are several golden-metallic dots towards the apex, five along the termen, and four partially black-edged arranged in two pairs towards the tornus. The hindwings are blackish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Glyphipterigidae
Genus:Chrysocentris
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