Chlamydastis chlorosticta

Chlamydastis chlorosticta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Peru, the Guianas and Brazil.[1]

Chlamydastis chlorosticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Chlamydastis
Species:
C. chlorosticta
Binomial name
Chlamydastis chlorosticta
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Agriophara chlorosticta Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are ashy-fuscous, longitudinally streaked with darker fuscous, these streaks running into the costa anteriorly. There is a short fine greenish dash towards the costa at one-third and two small greenish spots obliquely placed towards the dorsum before the middle. A submarginal row of greenish dots runs near and parallel to the posterior half of the costa and termen and there is a row of small brown marginal spots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Chlamydastis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1913 (1): 184 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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