Charistica rhodopetala

Charistica rhodopetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Charistica
Species:	C. rhodopetala
Binomial name
	Charistica rhodopetala; (Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
	Zalithia rhodopetala Meyrick, 1922;

Charistica rhodopetala is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are blackish with the basal two-fifths suffused with dark blue except on the costa and with an incomplete narrowly transverse-oval whitish ring before the middle from beneath the costa to below the fold. There is a narrow shining indigo-blue postmedian fascia not quite reaching the margins, expanded posteriorly towards the dorsum, and an oval blotch in the disc at three-fourths not reaching the margins. A triangular whitish spot is found on the costa at four-fifths, followed by a small blackish spot. The apical fifth of the wing beyond these markmgs forms a coppery-red blotch with violet gloss. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Charistica rhodopetala (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 102.

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[1] Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Charistica rhodopetala (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 102.