Ephedroxena
Genus of moths
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Ephedroxena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Ephedroxena incisoria, which is found in Guyana.
| Ephedroxena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Ephedroxena Meyrick, 1919 |
| Species: | E. incisoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephedroxena incisoria Meyrick, 1919 | |
The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The head is light brassy-grey. The forewings are elongate and purplish-fuscous suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous. The hindwings are brassy-grey.[2]
