Machimia albula

Machimia albula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Machimia
Species: M. albula
Binomial name
Machimia albula
Turner, 1946

Machimia albula is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey with fuscous markings and a dot on the base of the costa, as well as a subbasal curved line of three dots. There is a small spot on two-thirds of the costa, connected by an outwardly curved line, as well as two subapical costal dots and a dotted terminal line. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

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