Chlamydastis phytoptera explained

Chlamydastis phytoptera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.[1]

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. The forewings are dark violaceous brown, irregularly mottled with leaf-green scales, a large blotch of which is found just before the middle of the dorsum, followed by a black dot on the fold. At the end of the cell is a short, transverse, black line and on the middle of the edge is a large showy dark velvety brown spot with a pure white center and with deep black shadings in front, and with four or five black dashes toward the margin. The hindwings are blackish fuscous.[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/proceedingsofuni471915unit#page/44/mode/1up Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 44