Charistica porphyraspis

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Charistica porphyraspis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Charistica
Species:
C. porphyraspis
Binomial name
Charistica porphyraspis
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Strobisia porphyraspisMeyrick, 1909

Charistica porphyraspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Bolivia. [1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous with the markings brilliant blue metallic, with green and purple iridescence. There is a spot on the base of the costa and an angulated transverse line at one-fifth, not reaching the dorsum, as well as a slightly curved entire transverse line slightly before the middle and two transverse linear marks in the disc beyond the middle, rather converging upwards, and a dot on the fold beneath them. An inwardly oblique mark is found from the costa at two-thirds and there is a large bright purple patch on the lower part of the termen, extending from the tornus to above the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Charistica porphyraspis (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1909 (1): 23. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .