Morotripta fatigata

Morotripta fatigata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1][2]

Morotripta fatigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Morotripta
Species:
M. fatigata
Binomial name
Morotripta fatigata
Meyrick, 1917

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are fuscous, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with white. The stigmata are large, cloudy and darker fuscous, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (November 27, 2013). "Morotripta fatigata Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Morotripta fatigata Meyrick, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (1): 11.


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