Chlamydastis metamochla
| Chlamydastis metamochla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Chlamydastis |
| Species: | C. metamochla |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydastis metamochla (Meyrick, 1931) | |
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Chlamydastis metamochla is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white speckled light grey with the markings blackish. There are three short oblique streaks from the costa at one-fifth, two-fifths, and three-fourths, the first longest and nearly reaching the first discal stigma. The first discal stigma dot-like. The second forming a short transverse mark, the plical only indicated by one or two black scales obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a streak from the lower end of the second discal nearly reaching two large dots just before the termen below the middle. The hindwings are pale grey, slightly darker posteriorly.[2]
References
- ↑ Chlamydastis at funet.fi.
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 4 (1): 45
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