''Enchocrates vesperascens'' is a

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in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The

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is about 19 mm. The forewings are grey, speckled whitish, with irregular dark grey irroration. There are undefined markings of dark grey suffusion: an oblique blotch from the base of the costa confluent beneath with a transverse blotch from the costa at one-fourth, transverse blotches from the costa at the middle and two-thirds, and indications of a subterminal shade. The hindwings are pale grey.''Exotic Microlepidoptera'' 2 (13): 390

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Moths described in 1921 Enchocrates Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Depressariinae-stub