Anchinia porphyritica explained

Anchinia porphyritica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are white, with a faint rosy tinge, irregularly sprinkled or mixed with pale ochreous and fuscous and with the basal half irregularly clouded with light ochreous and pale purplish. There is a fuscous spot on the costa at one-third, preceded and followed by whitish, and some irregular dark fuscous markings in the disc beneath it representing the anterior stigmata. There is a triangular dark purplish-fuscoua patch on the costa beyond the middle, its apex reaching a raised blackish spot representing the second discal stigma, and extended as a brownish streak to a small blackish spot on the dorsum before the tornus. There is some brownish suffusion along the costa posteriorly, and a small dark purplish-fuscous spot at four-fifths, as well as a terminal series of large blackish dots. The hindwings are light greyish ochreous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 30, 2018 . Anchinia porphyritica Meyrick, 1914 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 15, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid01meyr#page/237/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (8): 237.