Psilocorsis carpocapsella

Psilocorsis carpocapsella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Psilocorsis
Species: P. carpocapsella
Binomial name
Psilocorsis carpocapsella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Paepia carpocapsella Walker, 1864

Psilocorsis carpocapsella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Brazil.[2]

Adults are cupreous-brown, the forewings with three broad bands, each formed by numerous transverse slender whitish lines and an elongated white spot near the tip of the costa. The hindwings are cinereous.[3]

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