Mometa chlidanopa explained

Mometa chlidanopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in Uganda.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are purple blackish, somewhat speckled with ochreous whitish and with the markings light yellow ochreous, consisting of a streak from the middle of the base, upcurved beneath the costa to one-fourth, an irregular oblique transverse fasciate blotch in the middle of the disc not reaching the margins, a subtriangular spot on the costa at four-fifths, and a cloudy dot on the tornus opposite. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 16, 2014 . Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927 . Afromoths . September 7, 2020.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/351/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (11): 351.