Meridarchis drachmophora
Appearance
Meridarchis drachmophora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Meridarchis |
Species: | M. drachmophora
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Binomial name | |
Meridarchis drachmophora Diakonoff, 1950
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Meridarchis drachmophora is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1950. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 32 mm. The forewings are glossy ochreous, densely scattered with brown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Meridarchis drachmophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ Diakonoff, 1950. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology): 298