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