Mnesteria pharetrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Mnesteria
Species:
M. pharetrata
Binomial name
Mnesteria pharetrata
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Tipha pharetrata Meyrick, 1905

Mnesteria pharetrata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are orange, lighter and more ochreous tinged towards the costa and with shining silvery-bronze markings. There is a spot on the base of the costa and a line along the submedian fold from rather near the base to beyond the middle of the wing, as well as a longitudinal discal line from beyond one-third to three-fifths, dilated at the extremities, and a longitudinal spot above its posterior extremity. There are six streaks on the veins starting from beyond three-fifths, and running to the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light yellowish fuscous in males and grey in females.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 7, 2013). "Mnesteria pharetrata (Meyrick, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 593. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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