Meridarchis caementaria explained

Meridarchis caementaria is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found on Aldabra in the Seychelles.^[1]

This species has a wingspan of 13 mm.The head is whitish ochreous sprinkled with grey. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous sprinkled with grey and blackish, more whitish ochreous on margins; seven small spots of blackish irroration (sprinkles) on the costa, two in the disc at two-fifths and two-thirds, one on submedian fold before tornus and several along termen.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Meridarchis caementaria Meyrick, 1911 . Afromoths . September 7, 2020.
2. Meyrick, E. (1911). "The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. No. XII - Tortricina and Tineina". Transactions of The Linnean Society of London. (2) 14: 263-307.
3. Clarke, J. F. Gates (1963). Catalogue of Type Specimen in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. 4 p. 53, pl.25 fig. 3-3c.