Psorosticha melanocrepida
| Psorosticha melanocrepida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Psorosticha |
| Species: | P. melanocrepida |
| Binomial name | |
| Psorosticha melanocrepida Clarke, 1962 | |
Psorosticha melanocrepida is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1962.[1] It is found in Japan (Kyushu).[2]
The wingspan is 16-18 mm. The forewings are clay colour, with the base, a spot at the mid-costa and an oblique bar from the costa slightly before the apex all blackish-fuscous. There is an ill-defined oblique, blackish-fuscous streak in the cell, at about the middle of the wing with a spot of raised scales at the outer end. There is a series of minute blackish-fuscous spots arranged in an outwardly curved arc at the basal third and a series of four or five small blackish-fuscous spots around the termen. The remainder of the forewings is marked with scattered blackish-fuscous scales. The hindwings are greyish, basally shading to fuscous at the margins.
The larvae feed on Citrus unshiu.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ↑ Psorosticha at funet
- ↑ Ent. News 73 : 91