Chlamydastis habrolepis

Chlamydastis habrolepis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1986. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Texas.[1][2]

Chlamydastis habrolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Chlamydastis
Species:
C. habrolepis
Binomial name
Chlamydastis habrolepis
Blanchard & Knudson, 1986

The length of the forewings is 5.4-7.4 mm for males and 6.8-6.9 mm for females. The forewings are white, lightly sprinkled with brownish scales. The extreme base, from the costal margin to the fold, is blackish brown and along the costal margin beyond are three additional blackish-brown spots. On the middorsal margin is a large blackish-brown blotch, which extends slightly above the fold and is often divided longitudinally by an oblique white stripe. Small intense black discal spots are found at the middle and apex of the cell, the latter surmounted by a short black dash. Bordering the inner margin of the subapical costal spot and extending obliquely to the tornus, is a thin black line and beyond this is a variably sized blackish-brown blotch over the middle of the subterminal space, often joined to the lower margin of the subapical costal spot. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a dark terminal line and a second dark line in the fringe.[3]

References
  1. "Chlamydastis Meyrick, 1916" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88: 185


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