Brenthia spintheristis (original) (raw)
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Species of moth
Brenthia spintheristis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Choreutidae |
Genus: | Brenthia |
Species: | B. spintheristis |
Binomial name | |
Brenthia spintheristisMeyrick, 1910 |
Brenthia spintheristis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on the Kei Islands of Indonesia.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with an obscure cloudy straight thick transverse streak of whitish irroration at one-fourth, sometimes little marked. A large undefined discal patch of pale violet-golden-metallic irroration is found above the middle reaching to the costa and there is a moderately broad pre-terminal blackish fascia obscurely edged all around with whitish suffusion, the upper end cut off to form a separate spot, marked near the posterior edge with five pale violet-golden-metallic dots, of which one is in the upper spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous with a small cloudy whitish spot in the disc before the middle and a thick whitish transverse streak at three-fourths abruptly constricted near each extremity. There is also a whitish submarginal line, touching the termen in the middle, towards the upper extremity attenuated and suffused with golden-violet, not quite reaching the costa.[2]
- ^ "Choreutidae". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ London, Royal Entomological Society of (2000-01-01). "Transactions of the Entomological Society of London". 1910. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.