Pycnotarsa sulphurea

Pycnotarsa sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Pycnotarsa
Species:	P. sulphurea
Binomial name
	Pycnotarsa sulphurea; (Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia sulphurea Busck, 1914;

Pycnotarsa sulphurea is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Busck in 1914.^[1] It is found in Panama.^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are glossy white with a strong violet sheen and overlaid with yellow scales. The extreme base of the costa, a longitudinal central line from the base to the termen and the apical edge are all reddish yellow. The hindwings are glistening light violet yellow.^[3]

References

^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
^ Pycnotarsa at funet
^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47 (2043) : 28

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[nhm-1] "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

[2] Pycnotarsa at funet

[3] Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47 (2043) : 28

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