Clepsigenes

Clepsigenes dissota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae,[1] and the only species in the genus Clepsigenes.[2][3] The genus and species were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1930 and are found in New Guinea.[4]

Clepsigenes
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Clepsigenes

Meyrick, 1930
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C. dissota
Binomial name
Clepsigenes dissota
Meyrick, 1930

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are whitish, with the scaling ribbed between the veins, and some scattered black specks. There is a blackish-grey subquadrate spot on the base of the costa. The discal stigmata are black, with a dark grey dot above the first, some pale brownish suffusion and black sprinkling between these and some faint greyish suffusion about veins 7 and 8. The terminal edge is black between the veins, forming a thicker mark at the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish-violet.[5]

References

  1. GBIF. "Clepsigenes dissota Meyrick, 1930 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  2. "CLEPSIGENES - Butterflies and Moths of the World". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Cleonymia Berio 1966". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. funet.fi
  5. Exotic Microlep. 4 (1): 16


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