Symmoca maschalista

Symmoca maschalista is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Kumaon, India (now part of Uttarakhand).[1]

Symmoca maschalista
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Symmoca
Species:
S. maschalista
Binomial name
Symmoca maschalista
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 22–23 mm. Adults are similar to Kertomesis anaphracta, but can be distinguished by the much larger size and in having a short black streak along the dorsum towards the base, of which in K. anaphracta there is no trace.[2]

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