Machimia morata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Machimia
Species:
M. morata
Binomial name
Machimia morata
Meyrick, 1911

Machimia morata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in Argentina.[2]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous. The stigmata is blackish and there is a curved series of dark fuscous dots near the margin. The hindwings are ochreous grey whitish.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia morata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 16, 2015). "Machimia morata Meyrick, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 697. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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