Inga refuga

Inga refuga is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in French Guiana.[2]

Inga refuga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Inga
Species:
I. refuga
Binomial name
Inga refuga
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Machimia refuga Meyrick, 1916
  • Himmacia refuga

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are white, slightly sprinkled with pale greyish-ochreous except towards the costa anteriorly, the terminal edge pale greyish-ochreous. The stigmata are small and black and there is a strongly curved series of minute scattered black specks from beneath the costa at three-fourth to above the dorsum at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himmacia refuga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Inga at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 1 (18): 549


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