''Euzonomacha'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

. It contains the species ''Euzonomacha subjectella'', which is found in

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(Amazonas) and

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. Adults are cupreous, the forewings with a broad gilded red band, which emits a streak to the exterior border, and is bounded on the inner side by an oblique purple line. There are some purple points towards the base, and an oblique purple black-bordered streak in the band. The space beyond the band is black, with three purple streaks and the exterior border is very oblique. The hindwings are white towards the base, except in front.List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 611

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Gelechiinae Gelechiidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Gelechiinae-stub