Philonome albivittata is a species of moth from the Tineidae family[1] found in French Guiana.[2]

Philonome albivittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Philonome
Species:
P. albivittata
Binomial name
Philonome albivittata
Sohn, Davis & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2015

The length of the forewings is 2.8–3.1 mm. The forewings are reddish brown with a brown costa.[3] The longitudinal fascia is white, spanning the entire costal area except the costa. It has a sinuous lower margin and is accompanied with a narrow, dark brown line. The dorsal bar is white and found at the basal third of the dorsum. It is dentiform and accompanied with a dark brown bar along the upper margin. The marginal area is dark brown. The hindwings are brownish grey.

Etymology edit

The species name refers to the white longitudinal band on the forewings and is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and vittatus (meaning banded).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Sohn, Jae-Cheon; Davis, Donald; Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos (2015-06-04). "Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)". ZooKeys (494): 69–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.494.8748. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4400378. PMID 25901115.
  2. ^ "Philonome Chambers, 1874". www.gbif.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ Sohn, Jae-Cheon (2015). "Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)". ZooKeys (494): 69–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.494.8748. PMC 4400378. PMID 25901115.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ^ Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)

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