Chrysonasma caliginosa

Chrysonasma caliginosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found on Palawan island of the Philippines.[1]

Chrysonasma caliginosa
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C. caliginosa
Binomial name
Chrysonasma caliginosa
Park and Byun, 2008

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are elongate with a light orange to greyish orange ground color. There are three shining metallic blue, longitudinal streaks on the basal part of the wing.

References

  1. Park, Kyu-Tek; Bong-Kyu Byun,. "A new genus Chrysonasma (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae), with description of a new species from the Philippines.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2008. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012


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