Phaeoses chalinota

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Phaeoses chalinota
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P. chalinota
Binomial name
Phaeoses chalinota
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Opogona chalinotaMeyrick, 1910

Phaeoses chalinota is a moth of the family Tineidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in the India and Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous bronze with a white line crossing the wing and a whitish-ochreous apical spot. The hindwings are dark grey. [1]

The larvae feed on dry stems of Polypodium quercifolium. [2]

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