Pycnotarsa sulphurea

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Pycnotarsa sulphurea
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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

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]

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References

  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 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .