''Epipagis tristalis'' is a small
moth in the family
Crambidae that is found in
Papua New Guinea. It was described by
George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907 based on insects collected by
Antwerp Edgar Pratt
Antwerp Edgar Pratt FRGS (6 March 1852 - 4 January 1924) was a Victorian naturalist, explorer, author, and renowned collector of plants, insects, and other animals. Species named for Pratt include three mammals and two reptiles. Two of his sons an ...
. Pratt wrote ''Two Years among New Guinea Cannibals'' based on his time there.
It has a wingspan of 24 mm.
Subspecies
*''Epipagis tristalis tristalis''
Kenrick, 1907
*''Epipagis tristalis minor''
Rothschild, 1916
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Moths described in 1907
Spilomelinae
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