Taygete citranthes

Taygete citranthes is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Pará, Brazil.[1]

Taygete citranthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Taygete
Species:
T. citranthes
Binomial name
Taygete citranthes
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis citranthes Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, with a few scattered blackish and fulvous scales. There are small blackish spots on the costa at the base, one-third and three-fifths. There are indistinct dots of blackish sprinkles indicating the stigmata, the plical very obliquely before the first discal, sometimes some undefined and variably indicated slight fulvous streaks in the disc and an irregular black marginal line around the apex. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2015). "Taygete citranthes (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 15.


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