Meridarchis drachmophora

Meridarchis drachmophora is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1950. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

Meridarchis drachmophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Carposinidae
Genus:
Meridarchis
Species:
M. drachmophora
Binomial name
Meridarchis drachmophora
Diakonoff, 1950

This species has a wingspan of 32 mm. The forewings are glossy ochreous, densely scattered with brown.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Meridarchis drachmophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. Diakonoff, 1950. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology): 298


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