''Epicrocis metallopa'' 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 ''

Epicrocis ''Epicrocis'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848. Species * ''Epicrocis abbreviata'' (Balinsky, 1994) * '' Epicrocis africanella'' (Ragonot, 1888) * ''Epicrocis albigeralis'' (Walker, 1865) * ''Epicro ...

''. It was described by

Oswald Bertram Lower Oswald Bertram Lower (1863 in Adelaide, South Australia – 18 March 1925 in Wayville, South Australia) was an Australian chemist and pharmacist who is best known for his contributions to entomology, in particular butterflies and moths. His coll ...

in 1898 and it is known from Australia. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange with black markings.

References

Moths described in 1898 Phycitini Endemic fauna of Australia {{Epicrocis-stub