Psilocorsis purpurascens explained

Psilocorsis purpurascens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are purplish grey with a narrow pale cinereous line along the extreme edge of the costa, which is continued along the base of the terminal cilia. Underlying the purplish grey colour of the wing is a faint indication of transverse, striate, pale cinereous mottling. The hindwings are dull brownish cinereous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/psilocorsis/ Psilocorsis at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/mobotbca_15_04_00#page/n138/mode/1up Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 119