Peleopoda navigatrix is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Peleopoda navigatrix
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P. navigatrix
Binomial name
Peleopoda navigatrix
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Xylorycta navigatrix Meyrick, 1912

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are shining white, with a faint ochreous tinge and an irregular blackish spot on the base of the costa. There is an irregular-edged triangular blackish patch occupying the median third of the costa and reaching half across the wing. An indistinct cloudy light grey curved shade is found from two-thirds of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus. There is some faint light grey suffusion towards the apex. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Peleopoda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1911 (4): 705   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.