Orphnolechia neastra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Guyana.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Orphnolechia |
Species: | O. neastra
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Binomial name | |
Orphnolechia neastra (Meyrick, 1915)
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are purple blackish with a white line from the middle of the costa to three-fifths of the dorsum, somewhat angulated in the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous becoming blackish posteriorly. There is a moderate irregular white spot in the disc beyond the middle.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2015). "Orphnolechia neastra (Meyrick, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (13): 412. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.