Promenesta autampyx

Promenesta autampyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Promenesta
Species: P. autampyx
Binomial name
Promenesta autampyx
Meyrick, 1925
Synonyms
  • Promenesta citroscia Meyrick, 1931

Promenesta autampyx is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Peru, Paraguay and Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are light yellow, with the costal edge orange-yellow and sometimes a grey transverse mark on the end of the cell. There is a moderate terminal fascia of light violet-grey suffusion extending around the apex and tornus, and the terminal edge is deep fulvous. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

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