Chlamydastis illita explained

Chlamydastis illita is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Peru and Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with an ochreous-grey patch occupying the basal third, extended as a costal band to three-fourths, a moderately broad suffused median fascia running into this, two undefined transverse shades beyond the cell, and a blotch extending along the termen. The second discal stigma is black and there is a marginal series of blackish dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/stenomatinae/chlamydastis/ "Chlamydastis Meyrick, 1916"
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/232/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (5-7): 232