Psittacastis propriella

Psittacastis propriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Psittacastis
Species:	P. propriella
Binomial name
	Psittacastis propriella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia propriella Walker, 1864;

Psittacastis propriella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Guyana.^[1]

Adults are fawn-colour. The forewings are rounded at the tips, with two oblique silvery bands, one near the base, the other in the middle. There is an irregular ochraceous line along the interior border, and an ochraceous short broad subapical streak, which contains a little black line. The marginal space is mostly silvery. The hindwings are aeneous.^[2]

References

^ "Psittacastis Meyrick, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 622

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[1] "Psittacastis Meyrick, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 622

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