Orphnolechia neastra

Orphnolechia neastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Orphnolechia
Species:	O. neastra
Binomial name
	Orphnolechia neastra; (Meyrick, 1915)
Synonyms
	Stenoma neastra Meyrick, 1915;

Orphnolechia neastra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are purple blackish with a white line from the middle of the costa to three-fifths of the dorsum, somewhat angulated in the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous becoming blackish posteriorly. There is a moderate irregular white spot in the disc beyond the middle.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2015). "Orphnolechia neastra (Meyrick, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (13): 412.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2015). "Orphnolechia neastra (Meyrick, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (13): 412.