Chlamydastis leucoplasta explained

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a broad white fusiform costal band, almost from the base to the apex. There are two or three indistinct whitish dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey, darker in females.[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