Phaeoses chalinota is a moth of the family Tineidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in the India and Sri Lanka.
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The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous bronze with a white line crossing the wing and a whitish-ochreous apical spot. The hindwings are dark grey.[1]
The larvae feed on dry stems of Polypodium quercifolium.[2]
References edit
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1910). "Notes and Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera". Records of the Indian Museum.
- ^ Fletcher, T. B., Life Histories of Indian Insects Microlepidoptera. Vol.VI(1).
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