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Psilocorsis carpocapsella

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Psilocorsis carpocapsella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Psilocorsis
Species:
P. carpocapsella
Binomial name
Psilocorsis carpocapsella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Paepia carpocapsella Walker, 1864

Psilocorsis carpocapsella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Brazil.[2]

Adults are cupreous brown, the forewings with three broad bands, each formed by numerous transverse slender whitish lines and an elongated white spot near the tip of the costa. The hindwings are cinereous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Paepia carpocapsella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Psilocorsis carpocapsella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 829 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.