Cerconota recurvella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Guianas, Colombia and Tefé, Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cerconota |
| Species: | C. recurvella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerconota recurvella (Walker, 1864)
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The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are light bronzy brownish, posteriorly brassy tinged and with the costal edge purple fuscous, beneath this several slight cloudy purple-whitish marks from one-fourth to near the apex. There is some obscure irregular grey marking on the basal area, and indicating two faint irregular-dentate lines angulated near the costa, running from one-fourth and beyond the middle of the costa to two-fifths and two-thirds of the dorsum respectively. There is a zigzag series of six small black dots from four-fifths of the costa to a small blackish pre-tornal spot. The hindwings are light grey, with the apical edge suffused with pale ochreous.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cerconota recurvella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Description of Stenoma pseudacma in Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (7): 203
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