Exaeretia ascetica
Exaeretia ascetica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Colombia.[1]
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, slightly sprinkled grey, streaked posteriorly between the veins with dull flesh colour and with a dark grey dot on the base of the costa, as well as a few dots of blackish scales on some veins on the costal half. The discal stigmata are blackish and there is a marginal series of dark grey dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish.[2]
References
- Exaeretia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (10): 311
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