Psilocorsis purpurascens

Psilocorsis purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Psilocorsis
Species: P. purpurascens
Binomial name
Psilocorsis purpurascens
Walsingham, 1912
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia purpurascens

Psilocorsis purpurascens is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1912.[1] It is found in Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are purplish grey with a narrow pale cinereous line along the extreme edge of the costa, which is continued along the base of the terminal cilia. Underlying the purplish grey colour of the wing is a faint indication of transverse, striate, pale cinereous mottling. The hindwings are dull brownish cinereous.[3]

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