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Utilia florinda

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Utilia florinda
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U. florinda
Binomial name
Utilia florinda
J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

Utilia florinda 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 24–26 mm. The forewings are pale yellow orange and there is an ill-defined ochraceous-buff spot in the middle of the cell. At the end of the cell is a similar, larger spot. The hindwings are very pale buff.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Utilia florinda Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. ^ 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. 51. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.