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Psilocorsis minerva

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Psilocorsis minerva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Psilocorsis
Species:
P. minerva
Binomial name
Psilocorsis minerva
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia minerva Meyrick, 1928

Psilocorsis minerva is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are violet, closely striated and strigulated transversely with dark fuscous and with slight indications of some minute whitish-ochreous strigulae on the costa between these. The hindwings are grey.[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). "​Psilocorsis minerva​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 11, 2016). "Psilocorsis minerva (Meyrick, 1928)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (14-15): 477Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.