Machimia chorrera

Machimia chorrera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Machimia
Species: M. chorrera
Binomial name
Machimia chorrera
(Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia chorrera Busck, 1914

Machimia chorrera is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Busck in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are light violaceous brown, the basal fourth of the costa edge black. There is a small black dot on the middle of the cell and another at the end of the cell, as well as a similar spot on the middle of the fold. There is a faint series of black spots at the apical fifth, parallel with the apical and terminal edges, which are narrowly rose-coloured. The hindwings are dull fuscous.[3]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.