Alynda sarissa

Alynda sarissa is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]

Alynda sarissa
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A. sarissa
Binomial name
Alynda sarissa
J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are light capucine orange with the basal fourth of the costa buckthorn brown and from the outer end of the dark costal shade a transverse, outwardly oblique fascia of the same color extends to the dorsum well before the tornus. Along termen is a narrow pinkish shade mixed with buckthorn brown. The hindwings are straw color, apically slightly darker.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Alynda sarissa Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 55. Retrieved 15 December 2017.


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