Exaeretia mesosceptra

Exaeretia mesosceptra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Peru.[1]

Exaeretia mesosceptra
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E. mesosceptra
Binomial name
Exaeretia mesosceptra
(Meyrick, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria mesosceptra Meyrick, 1915

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, with a few scattered blackish specks and a narrow somewhat irregular-edged median fuscous streak irrorated with blackish almost from the base to the apex but not quite reaching either. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References

  1. Exaeretia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1915 (2): 210 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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