Octasphales stellifera

Octasphales stellifera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

Octasphales stellifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Octasphales
Species:
O. stellifera
Binomial name
Octasphales stellifera
Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light pinkish grey, strewn with suffused white dots arranged in longitudinal rows. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Octasphales at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (8): 225


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