Pycnotarsa sulphurea

Pycnotarsa sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Pycnotarsa
Species:	P. sulphurea
Binomial name
	Pycnotarsa sulphurea; (Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia sulphureaBusck, 1914; Machimia sulphureaBusck, 1914;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Pycnotarsa sulphurea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by August Busck in 1914.^[1] It is found in Panama.^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are glossy white with a strong violet sheen and overlaid with yellow scales. The extreme base of the costa, a longitudinal central line from the base to the termen and the apical edge are all reddish yellow. The hindwings are glistening light violet yellow.^[3]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia sulphurea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ Pycnotarsa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 28 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia sulphurea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Pycnotarsa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 28 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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