Peritornenta rhodophanes

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Peritornenta rhodophanes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Peritornenta
Species:
P. rhodophanes
Binomial name
Peritornenta rhodophanes
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Peritorneuta rhodophanesMeyrick, 1902

Peritornenta rhodophanes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. [1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale grey, sometimes suffused with pale pinkish and with the costal edge light rosy. There are numerous dark grey dots, sometimes mostly obsolete, arranged in an irregular transverse series, as well as a larger transverse dark fuscous dot in the disc beyond the middle. The hindwings are light grey or whitish grey. [2]

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References

  1. Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 162 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .