Durrantia flaccescens

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Durrantia flaccescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Durrantia
Species:
D. flaccescens
Binomial name
Durrantia flaccescens
Meyrick, 1925

Durrantia flaccescens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Peru and Venezuela. [1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale whitish ochreous with the second discal stigma faint, suffused and ochreous. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous. [2]

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References

  1. Durrantia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (5-7): 161 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .