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Phylomictis leucopelta

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Phylomictis leucopelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.