''Endotricha dentiprocessa'' is a species of

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralid ...

in the genus ''

Endotricha ''Endotricha'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. Species *The ''flammealis'' species group ** '' Endotricha consocia'' (Butler, 1879) ** ''Endotricha flammealis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ...

''. It is found in China (Guangxi).Five new species and three new females of the genus Endotricha Zeller from China (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae)
The

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is 17−18.5 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, covered with dense reddish brown scales. The hindwings are concolorous to the forewings, but yellowish white on the costal margin.

Etymology

The specific epithet is from the Latin prefix ''dent''- (meaning dentate) and ''processus'' (meaning process) and refers to the valva with narrow sclerotized plate bearing large teeth ventrobasally.

References

Moths described in 2012 Endotrichini {{Endotricha-stub