Eppihus hippeus

Eppihus hippeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eppihus
Species:	E. hippeus
Binomial name
	Eppihus hippeus; Razowski, 2006

Eppihus hippeus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in India (Jammu and Kashmir).

The wingspan is about 9 millimetres (0.35 in). The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, hardly tinged pinkish cream terminally and strongly suffused with brownish-grey and strigulated with brownish in the basal half of the wing. The hindwings are pale brownish-grey, but dirty cream in the terminal third where it is also strigulated with brownish grey.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the heavily armed valve and is derived from Latin hippeus (meaning knight).^[2]

References[]

^ Tortricidae.com
^ Razowski, Józef (June 30, 2006). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Kashmir and Ladakh" (PDF). 49B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 115–135. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links[]

Data related to Eppihus hippeus at Wikispecies

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[1] Tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, Józef (June 30, 2006). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Kashmir and Ladakh" (PDF). 49B (1–2). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia: 115–135. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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