Machimia serva

Machimia serva is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[2]

Machimia serva
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M. serva
Binomial name
Machimia serva
Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale greyish, irrorated fuscous. The stigmata is cloudy and dark grey, the plical spot rather beyond the first discal spot and there is an angulated subterminal series of faintly indicated darker dots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oecophorinae unplaced species serva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Machimia at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (12): 375


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