Pycnotarsa sulphurea

Pycnotarsa sulphurea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by August Busck in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

Pycnotarsa sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Pycnotarsa
Species:
P. sulphurea
Binomial name
Pycnotarsa sulphurea
(Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia sulphurea Busck, 1914
  • Machimia sulphurea Busck, 1914

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are glossy white with a strong violet sheen and overlaid with yellow scales. The extreme base of the costa, a longitudinal central line from the base to the termen and the apical edge are all reddish yellow. The hindwings are glistening light violet yellow.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia sulphurea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Pycnotarsa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 28


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