Pseudocentris testudinea
| Pseudocentris testudinea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocentris Meyrick, 1921 |
| Species: | P. testudinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocentris testudinea Meyrick, 1921 | |
Pseudocentris testudinea is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Pseudocentris. It was described by Meyrick in 1921 and is found in Peru.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly speckled brownish with a white tuft on the fold at one-third, surrounded with grey irroration. There is some yellow-ochreous suffusion along the costa towards the base and a fascia of yellow-ochreous suffusion from two-fifths of the costa to beyond the middle of the dorsum, as well as a roundish blotch of suffused dark grey irroration in the disc at three-fourths. A yellow-ochreous spot is found on the costa beyond the middle and there is a very oblique irregular yellow-ochreous fasciate streak from the costa at three-fourths to the disc before the apex. There is also an irregular-edged yellow-ochreous streak along the termen from the apex to below the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Pseudocentris testudinea at funet.fi.
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 2 (13): 395