Irenia leucoxantha
| Irenia leucoxantha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Irenia |
| Species: | I. leucoxantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Irenia leucoxantha J. F. G. Clarke, 1978 | |
Irenia leucoxantha is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with the extreme edge of the costa white. The surface of the wing with a few widely scattered black scales. The hindwings are pearl white.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Irenia leucoxantha Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 45. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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