Mesodica dryas
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Mesodica dryas (Diakonoff, 1950)
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Mesodica dryas is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is 19–28 mm. The forewings are glossy pale ochreous, with about six oblique transverse rows of raised sandy-brownish scales. The hindwings are pale ochreous-greyish, but brighter along the edge.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mesodica dryas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ The type specimens of certain oriental Eucos-midae and Carposinidae (Microlepidoptera) described by Edward Meyrick together with descriptions of new Eucosmidae and Carposinidae in the British Museum (Natural History)