Deroxena conioleuca

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Deroxena conioleuca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Deroxena
Species:
D. conioleuca
Binomial name
Deroxena conioleuca
Meyrick, 1926

Deroxena conioleuca is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Kazakhstan (Uralsk). [1]

Features

Its wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. The discal stigmata are cloudy, fuscous, with a more or less clear ochreous-whitish streak connecting them. The hindwings are white, the veins on the posterior half and terminal edge greyish. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Deroxena conioleuca Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 291. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .