Inga languida

Inga languida is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in Venezuela.[2]

Inga languida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Inga
Species:
I. languida
Binomial name
Inga languida
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Machimia languida Meyrick, 1912
  • Himmacia languida

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dull pink, sprinkled with grey. The stigmata are formed of blackish irroration (sprinkles) and there is strongly curved transverse series of dots of blackish irroration. The hindwings are ochreous whitish, more ochreous tinged towards the apex.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himmacia languida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 16, 2015). "Inga languida (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 698.


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