Machimia chorrera explained

Machimia chorrera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.[1]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are light violaceous brown, the basal fourth of the costa edge black. There is a small black dot on the middle of the cell and another at the end of the cell, as well as a similar spot on the middle of the fold. There is a faint series of black spots at the apical fifth, parallel with the apical and terminal edges, which are narrowly rose coloured. The hindwings are dull fuscous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/machimia/ Machimia
  2. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni471915unit#page/29/mode/1up Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 29