Irenia curvula
Appearance
Irenia curvula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Irenia |
Species: | I. curvula
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Binomial name | |
Irenia curvula J. F. G. Clarke, 1978
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Irenia curvula is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are ocheraceous buff with the costa, especially toward the apex, sayal brown. The hindwings are straw color with slight brownish suffusion toward the apex.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Irenia curvula Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 44. Retrieved 15 December 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.