Apostibes mesopora
Apostibes mesopora is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1914. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).[1]
| Apostibes mesopora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Apostibes |
| Species: | A. mesopora |
| Binomial name | |
| Apostibes mesopora Walsingham, 1914 | |
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous, with a whitish cinereous line running from the middle of the base to the end of the cell, and then, less conspicuously, to the apex and through the bronzy apical cilia. The hindwings are dark purplish fuscous.[2]
References
- Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 4: 322
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