Rectiostoma silvibasis explained

Rectiostoma silvibasis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth in 1971.[1] It is found in Venezuela.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, the basal third white tinged faintly with yellow on the costal edge. There are a few blackish-brown scales on the extreme edge of the costa and anal angle. The apical two thirds of the forewing are suffused with bronze-to-violet iridescent scales. The hindwings are blackish brown with a white patch on the basal half of the anterior margin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/stenomatinae/rectiostoma/ "Rectiostoma Becker in Heppner, [1982]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/5319/2/SCtZ-0106-Lo_res.pdf Neotropical Microlepidoptera XX: Revision of the Genus Setiostoma (Lepidoptera: Stenomidae)