Peritornenta rhodophanes

Peritornenta rhodophanes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]

Peritornenta rhodophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Peritornenta
Species:
P. rhodophanes
Binomial name
Peritornenta rhodophanes
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Peritorneuta rhodophanes Meyrick, 1902

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale grey, sometimes suffused with pale pinkish and with the costal edge light rosy. There are numerous dark grey dots, sometimes mostly obsolete, arranged in an irregular transverse series, as well as a larger transverse dark fuscous dot in the disc beyond the middle. The hindwings are light grey or whitish grey.[2]

References
  1. Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 162


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