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Octasphales stellifera

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Octasphales stellifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Octasphales
Species:
O. stellifera
Binomial name
Octasphales stellifera
Meyrick, 1914

Octasphales stellifera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light pinkish grey, strewn with suffused white dots arranged in longitudinal rows. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Octasphales at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (8): 225 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.