Eupragia hospita

(Eupragia hospita)

Description

Eupragia hospita is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida south to South Carolina and west to Texas. The wingspan is 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in). The forewings are white streaked with light brown and brown, a spot in the cell and one at the end of the cell are dark brown. The hindwings are brownish gray, with the basal row of scales of the cilia slightly paler brownish gray, the distal row gray white to white.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Eupragia
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