Phylomictis leucopelta

Phylomictis leucopelta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Phylomictis
Species:	P. leucopelta
Binomial name
	Phylomictis leucopelta; (Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
	Comoscotopa leucopelta Lower, 1902;

Phylomictis leucopelta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous, with the extreme costal edge whitish, more pronounced in the middle. There is a large somewhat ovoid whitish basal patch, extending from the base to one-third, but not reaching the dorsum. Some faint whitish scales form two obscure parallel curved series. The hindwings are blackish.^[2]

References

^ "Phylomictis Meyrick, 1890" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 240

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[1] "Phylomictis Meyrick, 1890" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 240

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