Machimia cruda

Machimia cruda is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]

Machimia cruda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Machimia
Species:
M. cruda
Binomial name
Machimia cruda
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pinkish ochreous tinged with grey. The discal stigmata is dark fuscous and there are two posterior curved transverse series of small undefined groups of dark fuscous scales. The hindwings are pale greyish, faintly tinged with pinkish.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia cruda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 16, 2015). "Machimia cruda Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 311.


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