Epipagis tristalis

Epipagis tristalis is a small moth in the family Crambidae that is found in Papua New Guinea. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907 based on insects collected by Antwerp Edgar Pratt. Pratt wrote Two Years among New Guinea Cannibals based on his time there.

Epipagis tristalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Epipagis
Species:
E. tristalis
Binomial name
Epipagis tristalis
(Kenrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Sameodes tristalis Kenrick, 1907
  • Diasemia wollastoni Rothschild, 1915
  • Diasemia wollastoni minor Rothschild, 1915

It has a wingspan of 24 mm.

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