Promenesta autampyx

Promenesta autampyx is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Peru, Paraguay and Brazil.[1]

Promenesta autampyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Promenesta
Species:
P. autampyx
Binomial name
Promenesta autampyx
Meyrick, 1925
Synonyms
  • Promenesta citroscia Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are light yellow, with the costal edge orange yellow and sometimes a grey transverse mark on the end of the cell. There is a moderate terminal fascia of light violet-grey suffusion extending around the apex and tornus, and the terminal edge is deep fulvous. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Promenesta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Description of Promenesta citroscia in Exotic Microlepidoptera 4 (1): 46


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