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Epichorista elephantina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epichorista
Species:	E. elephantina
Binomial name
Epichorista elephantina (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
Proselena elephantina Meyrick, 1885

Epichorista elephantina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous with a cloudy central streak, more yellowish ochreous from the base to beyond the middle and containing several small dots of black scales. There is an ill-defined longitudinal blackish line in the disc, as well as some fine scattered black dots towards the hindmargin.

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961, Volume 17, 1884 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961, Volume 60, 1930

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