Taragmarcha laqueata

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Taragmarcha laqueata
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T. laqueata
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Taragmarcha laqueata
Meyrick, 1910

Taragmarcha laqueata is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic on the island of Mauritius. [1]

It has a wingspan of 17mm, head and thorax are dark glossy fuscous, palpi white. Antennae whitish, ringed with dark fuscous. The abdomen is grey. Forewings are elongated, rather dark glossy fuscous, with a white streak along basal third of costa. Hindwings are dark grey [2]

Another species, Taragmarcha borbonensis , from the neighboring island of La Réunion had originally been designated as a subspecies of T. laqueata.

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References

  1. "AfroMoths". AfroMoths. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  2. Meyrick, E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1910(3):370