Rectiostoma thiobasis

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Rectiostoma thiobasis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Rectiostoma
Species:
R. thiobasis
Binomial name
Rectiostoma thiobasis
(Duckworth, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Setiostoma thiobasisDuckworth, 1971

Rectiostoma thiobasis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth in 1971. [1] It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are yellow suffused with pale green basally, concolorous, and continuous with the thorax and tegulae. There are a few brown scales in the anal area and the distal margin of the yellow area is bordered by a dark brown line immediately paralleled by a broad, transverse band of iridescent blue violet. The apical portion of the forewing is dark brown, irregularly patterned with iridescent blue violet. The hindwings are dark brown with a white patch on the anterior margin. [2]

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References

  1. "Rectiostoma Becker in Heppner, [1982]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Neotropical Microlepidoptera XX: Revision of the Genus Setiostoma (Lepidoptera: Stenomidae) PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .