Clepsigenes dissota
| Clepsigenes dissota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Clepsigenes Meyrick, 1930 |
| Species: | C. dissota |
| Binomial name | |
| Clepsigenes dissota Meyrick, 1930 | |
Clepsigenes dissota is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Clepsigenes. It was described by Meyrick in 1930 and is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are whitish, with the scaling ribbed between the veins, and some scattered black specks. There is a blackish-grey subquadrate spot on the base of the costa. The discal stigmata are black, with a dark grey dot above the first, some pale brownish suffusion and black sprinkling between these and some faint greyish suffusion about veins 7 and 8. The terminal edge is black between the veins, forming a thicker mark at the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish-violet.[2]
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