Philonome spectata

Philonome spectata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Philonome
Species: P. spectata
Binomial name
Philonome spectata
Meyrick, 1920

Philonome spectata is a species of moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Brazil (Pará).

The length of the forewings is about 2.3 mm. The forewings are reddish brown. The longitudinal fascia is white, covering most of the costal area. The lower margin is sinuous and accompanied with a very narrow dark brown line. The costa is suffused with pale orange subbasally and in the terminal third. The hindwings are lustrous, yellowish grey, but paler towards the base.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)
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