Phylomictis leucopelta

Phylomictis leucopelta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

Phylomictis leucopelta
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P. leucopelta
Binomial name
Phylomictis leucopelta
(Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Comoscotopa leucopelta Lower, 1902

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous, with the extreme costal edge whitish, more pronounced in the middle. There is a large somewhat ovoid whitish basal patch, extending from the base to one-third, but not reaching the dorsum. Some faint whitish scales form two obscure parallel curved series. The hindwings are blackish.[2]

References

  1. "Phylomictis Meyrick, 1890" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 240


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