Psilocorsis exagitata

Psilocorsis exagitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Psilocorsis
Species:	P. exagitata
Binomial name
	Psilocorsis exagitata; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia exagitataMeyrick, 1926;

Last updated August 05, 2024

Psilocorsis exagitata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.^[1] It is found in Colombia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish grey with broad antemedian and ante-apical slightly oblique fasciae of whitish transverse strigulae, on the costa becoming blotches of ochreous-yellow marbling. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Psilocorsis exagitata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 28, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 11, 2016). "Psilocorsis exagitata (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 318. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Psilocorsis exagitata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (May 11, 2016). "Psilocorsis exagitata (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 318. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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