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Palinorsa literatella

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Palinorsa literatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Palinorsa
Species:
P. literatella
Binomial name
Palinorsa literatella
(Busck, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Pleurota literatella Busck, 1911

Palinorsa literatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1911. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is 32–38 mm. The forewings are light brown and the dorsal half is somewhat lighter and more yellowish than the costal half and separated from it by an indistinct longitudinal streak of darker brown. At the end of the cell is a faint blackish shade, hardly discernible as two small black dots and on the middle of the wing are two small, well-defined ocher-yellow dots, edged with reddish scales, one on each side of vein lb. The extreme dorsal edge is ocherous towards the base. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Palinorsa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40 (1815): 205 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.