Sarisophora chlaenota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Sarisophora
Species:
S. chlaenota
Binomial name
Sarisophora chlaenota
Meyrick, 1904
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera chlaenota

Sarisophora chlaenota is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are bronzy fuscous, much suffused with dark ashy fuscous, with a few scattered black scales. The stigmata are black and very undefined, the plical indefinitely elongate. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow, the terminal half dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku, ed. (13 January 2015). "Sarisophora chlaenota Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. โ†‘ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 404 โ€“ via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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