Endotricha mesenterialis

Endotricha mesenterialis

"Endotricha mesenterialis" is a species of snout moth in the genus "Endotricha". It has a wide distribution and is known from Austral Island, Australia, the Kermadec Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tahiti, Begum Island, Christmas Island, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the New Hebrides, the Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Taiwan and China.
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Appearance

The winglength is about 10 mm. Adults are brownish purple, with a pale band across each wing.

Naming

*"Endotricha mesenterialis mesenterialis"
⤷ "Endotricha mesenterialis mahensis" Whalley, 1963

It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusEndotricha
SpeciesE. mesenterialis
Photographed in
Australia