Rectiostoma leuconympha

Rectiostoma leuconympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Rectiostoma
Species: R. leuconympha
Binomial name
Rectiostoma leuconympha
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Setiostoma leuconympha Meyrick, 1921

Rectiostoma leuconympha is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous suffused purple towards the costa. There is a white basal patch tinged yellow on the costal edge occupying less than half of the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

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