Chrysonasma cassiterota

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Chrysonasma cassiterota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Chrysonasma
Species:
C. cassiterota
Binomial name
Chrysonasma cassiterota
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera cassiterotaMeyrick, 1923

Chrysonasma cassiterota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found on Luzon island of the Philippines. [1]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are glossy violet-grey with a short pale metallic-blue streak on the base of the costa. The markings are orange, irregularly edged blackish. There are irregular subcostal and median streaks from the base, terminating in a direct transverse antemedian fascia and there is a rather oblique postmedian fascia, where an irregular costal streak runs to near the apex, and a median streak to the termen. There is also a fascia of blackish suffusion mixed orange crossing from the apex of the costal streak to the lower part of the postmedian fascia. A blackish marginal line is found around the apex and termen except on the median streak. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Park, Kyu-Tek; Bong-Kyu Byun,. "A new genus Chrysonasma (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae), with description of a new species from the Philippines.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2008. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012
  2. ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 40


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