Aeolanthes megalophthalma
Aeolanthes megalophthalma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in China.[1]
| Aeolanthes megalophthalma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Aeolanthes |
| Species: | A. megalophthalma |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeolanthes megalophthalma Meyrick, 1930 | |
The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown with an oblique white blotch from the costa before the middle. The upper half of the disc from the base to the middle is more or less suffused whitish and there is a dark brown submedian streak from the base to the middle and a similar dorsal streak terminated by a triangular dark fuscous spot, the space between these forming a white streak. A small dark fuscous spot is found in the middle of the disc and beyond the middle is a large round dark ferruginous-brown blotch in the disc finely edged white and containing posteriorly two light yellowish spots and sometimes a white mark beneath. The costal area on posterior half is dark ferruginous~brown and there is some white suffusion beneath the ocellar blotch, as well as a large white blotch occupying area between the ocellar blotch and termen, as well as a fine black terminal line. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
References
- Aeolanthes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 4 (1): 11 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine