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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Sarisophora |
| Species: | S. chlaenota |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarisophora chlaenota Meyrick, 1904 | |
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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
- Savela, Markku, ed. (13 January 2015). "Sarisophora chlaenota Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 404 – via Internet Archive.
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