Rectiostoma leuconympha
Rectiostoma leuconympha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Rectiostoma |
Species: | R. leuconympha |
Binomial name | |
Rectiostoma leuconympha (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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Rectiostoma leuconympha is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Brazil.[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous suffused with purple towards the costa. There is a white basal patch tinged yellow on the costal edge occupying less than half of the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rectiostoma Becker in Heppner, [1982]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Setiostoma leuconympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ↑ Neotropical Microlepidoptera XX: Revision of the Genus Setiostoma (Lepidoptera: Stenomidae)
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