Altiura

Altiura maculata is a moth in the family Oecophoridae and the only species in the genus Altiura. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]

Altiura
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Altiura

J. F. G. Clarke, 1978
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A. maculata
Binomial name
Altiura maculata
J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are light orange yellow with the basal fifth of the costa broadly tawny with a violaceous tinge. There is a similarly colored spot on the middle of the costa. The hindwings are ocherous white.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Altiura Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 19. Retrieved 15 December 2017.


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