Palinorsa acritomorpha

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Palinorsa acritomorpha
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P. acritomorpha
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Palinorsa acritomorpha
Clarke, 1964

Palinorsa acritomorpha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1964. It is found in Peru. [1]

The wingspan is 33–36 mm. The forewings are cinnamon with the extreme costa, before the apex, whitish. There is a small fuscous spot in the cell at one-third and an ill-defined transverse fuscous bar at the end of the cell. On each side of vein Ic, opposite the base of vein 2, there is a buff spot narrowly edged with fuscous and the dorsum and termen are narrowly fuscous. The hindwings are semi-hyaline whitish. [2]

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References

  1. Palinorsa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3502): 203