Carodista flagitiosa

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Carodista flagitiosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Carodista
Species:
C. flagitiosa
Binomial name
Carodista flagitiosa
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis flagitiosaMeyrick, 1914

Carodista flagitiosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Malawi. [1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged. The discal stigmata are faintly indicated as darker spots. The hindwings are dark grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (April 30, 2016). "Carodista flagitiosa (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (7): 198. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .