''Encolpotis xanthoria'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Kenya, Malawi and the South African provinces of Gauteng and Western Cape. The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brown, with a prismatic-bluish gloss, darkest towards the costa. The stigmata are represented by spots of dark fuscous suffusion, the discal rather approximated, the plical before the first discal. There is a streak of dark fuscous suffusion along the termen. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous.''Annals of the South African Museum''. 5 (7): 352.
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Gelechiinae Moths described in 1909 Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Gelechiinae-stub