Sarisophora leptoglypta
Sarisophora leptoglypta 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 Queensland.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Sarisophora |
Species: | S. leptoglypta |
Binomial name | |
Sarisophora leptoglypta Meyrick, 1904 | |
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The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are fuscous whitish sprinkled with dark fuscous, all veins marked with fine yellow-whitish streaks. The costal edge is suffused with dark fuscous. The stigmata are indicated by very indistinct spots of darker suffusion, the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal.[2] The hindwings are light ochreous yellow, with the apical third rather dark fuscous.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (13 January 2015). "Sarisophora leptoglypta Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Sarisophora leptoglypta Meyrick". Discover Life. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 404. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.
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