Epimactis atropunctella

Epimactis atropunctella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1881. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Zimbabwe.^[1][2]

Epimactis atropunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Epimactis
Species:	E. atropunctella
Binomial name
Epimactis atropunctella (Walsingham, 1881)
Synonyms
Cryptolechia atropunctella Walsingham, 1881

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white, the costa very narrowly tinged with straw-colour, especially towards the apex. There are two black discal spots before the middle, the upper one being the nearest to the base, a third black spot lying at the end of the cell. A row of three to five smaller black dots is found along the apical margin. The hindwings are rather shining whitish, with a very faint rosy greyish tinge.^[3]