Ca anastigma

Ca anastigma is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests.

Ca anastigma
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C. anastigma
Binomial name
Ca anastigma
Dyar, 1914

The length of the forewings is 6 mm. The forewings are light yellow with a wavy, poorly defined olivaceous shade across the inner third of the wing and in the submarginal area. The outer margin has light yellow areas between the veins and there is a small elongate discal spot, as well as two black dots on the margin near the apex. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing in February, March, June and from October to December.[2]

References

  1. Dalceridae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
  2. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495.


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