Eupselia metabola

Eupselia metabola is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with the basal area white with fuscous transverse strigulae. There is a white spot with a transverse fuscous strigula on the costa beyond the middle. Sometimes, the white basal area is extended to become confluent with the costal spot. A white dot is found on the costa before the apex and there are several leaden-grey transverse lines in the median area. The subterminal area is more or less sprinkled with very slender whitish scales and the terminal edge is brilliant metallic rosy-purple. There is a blackish spot encircled by metallic lustre on the termen above the tornus. The hindwings are fuscous with a basal ochreous patch of variable size.^[2]

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