Cerconota armiferella

Cerconota armiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Cerconota
Species:	C. armiferella
Binomial name
	Cerconota armiferella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia armiferella Walker, 1864;

Cerconota armiferella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.^[1]

Adults are a pale fawn colour, with nearly half the length from the exterior border of the forewings pale testaceous (brick coloured) cinereous (ash coloured) two transverse denticulated darker lines. There are some elongated black costal points and a black streak by the interior angle and another near the base of the interior border. There are also two discal points, one in the middle, the other exterior and the marginal points are black. The hindwings are aeneous (bronze coloured).^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Cerconota armiferella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 725

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Cerconota armiferella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 725

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