Cerconota recurvella
| Cerconota recurvella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Cerconota |
| Species: | C. recurvella |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerconota recurvella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Cerconota recurvella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil (Ega), the Guianas and Colombia.[1]
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 light grey, with the apical edge suffused pale ochreous.[2]
References
- ↑ Cerconota at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ Description of Stenoma pseudacma in Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (7): 203