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Taygete balsamopa

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

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

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish yellow with scattered black specks and moderate semi-oval black spots on the costa at the base, one-third and three-fifths. There are small ochreous-orange spots edged with a few black specks representing the stigmata, the plical very obliquely before the first discal. A small grey spot sprinkled with black is found on the tornus, and two others on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2015). "Taygete balsamopa (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 16.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.