Machimia morata
Appearance
Machimia morata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Machimia |
Species: | M. morata
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Binomial name | |
Machimia morata Meyrick, 1911
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Machimia morata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in Argentina.[2]
The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous. The stigmata is blackish and there is a curved series of dark fuscous dots near the margin. The hindwings are ochreous grey whitish.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia morata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 16, 2015). "Machimia morata Meyrick, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 697. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.