Rectiostoma thiobasis explained

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are yellow suffused with pale green basally, concolorous, and continuous with the thorax and tegulae. There are a few brown scales in the anal area and the distal margin of the yellow area is bordered by a dark brown line immediately paralleled by a broad, transverse band of iridescent blue violet. The apical portion of the forewing is dark brown, irregularly patterned with iridescent blue violet. The hindwings are dark brown with a white patch on 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)