Machimia ignicolor

Machimia ignicolor is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

Machimia ignicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Machimia
Species:
M. ignicolor
Binomial name
Machimia ignicolor
(Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia ignicolor Busck, 1914

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The basal two-thirds of the forewings is light yellow, overlaid with carmine scales, while the outer third is dark violet red mixed with brown and carmine. The costal edge is blackish brown from the base to the apex and there is a curved blackish-brown line at the end of the cell. The hindwings are light carmine red.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia ignicolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Machimia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 27


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