Sarisophora chlaenota

Sarisophora chlaenota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Sarisophora chlaenota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Sarisophora
Species:
S. chlaenota
Binomial name
Sarisophora chlaenota
Meyrick, 1904
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera chlaenota

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are bronzy fuscous, much suffused with dark ashy fuscous, with a few scattered black scales. The stigmata are black and very undefined, the plical indefinitely elongate. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow, the terminal half dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (13 January 2015). "Sarisophora chlaenota Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 404 via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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