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Encolapta epichthonia

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Encolapta epichthonia is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: China and Taiwan.

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Quick facts about Encolapta epichthonia

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Encolapta epichthonia live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Encolapta epichthonia is listed for 2 countries.

ChinaTaiwan
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. China
  2. Taiwan

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Encolapta epichthonia endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Encolapta epichthonia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusEncolapta
  7. SpeciesEncolapta epichthonia (Meyrick, 1935)

Synonyms Homoshelas epichthonia

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Encolapta epichthonia

Other species in the same genus Encolapta.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Encolapta epichthonia live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Encolapta epichthonia for 2 countries: China and Taiwan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Encolapta epichthonia?

Encolapta epichthonia (Encolapta epichthonia) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Encolapta epichthonia (Encolapta epichthonia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/encolapta-epichthonia

MLA

“Encolapta epichthonia (Encolapta epichthonia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/encolapta-epichthonia.

BibTeX
@misc{encolapta_epichthonia_2026,
  title = {Encolapta epichthonia (Encolapta epichthonia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/encolapta-epichthonia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}