Psilocorsis minerva
Psilocorsis minerva is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Psilocorsis |
| Species: | P. minerva |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocorsis minerva (Meyrick, 1928) | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are violet, closely striated and strigulated transversely with dark fuscous and with slight indications of some minute whitish-ochreous strigulae on the costa between these. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Psilocorsis minerva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (May 11, 2016). "Psilocorsis minerva (Meyrick, 1928)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (14-15): 477
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