Psilocorsis purpurascens

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Psilocorsis purpurascens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Psilocorsis
Species:
P. purpurascens
Binomial name
Psilocorsis purpurascens
Walsingham, 1912
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia purpurascens

Psilocorsis purpurascens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. [1] It is found in Guatemala. [2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are purplish grey with a narrow pale cinereous line along the extreme edge of the costa, which is continued along the base of the terminal cilia. Underlying the purplish grey colour of the wing is a faint indication of transverse, striate, pale cinereous mottling. The hindwings are dull brownish cinereous. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia purpurascens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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  3. Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 119 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .