Meridarchis caementaria
| Meridarchis caementaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Meridarchis |
| Species: | M. caementaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Meridarchis caementaria Meyrick, 1911 | |
Meridarchis caementaria is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found on the Seychelles (Aldabra).[1]
This species has a wingspan of 13mm. The head is whithish-ochreous sprinkled with grey. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous sprinkled with grey and blackish, more whitish-ochreous on margins; seven small spots of blackish irroration on the costa, two in disc at 2/5 and 2/3, one on submedian fold before tornus and several along termen.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Meyrick, 1911. The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. No. XII - Tortricina and Tineina. Transactions of The Linnean Society London ser.2 Vol.14: 263-307
- ↑ Gates Calrk, J.F.. 1963. Catalogue of Type Specimen in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. Vol.4. p. 53, pl.25 fig. 3-3c
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