Psilocorsis exagitata

Psilocorsis exagitata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]

Psilocorsis exagitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Psilocorsis
Species:
P. exagitata
Binomial name
Psilocorsis exagitata
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia exagitata Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-grey with broad antemedian and ante-apical slightly oblique fasciae of whitish transverse strigulae, on the costa becoming blotches of ochreous-yellow marbling. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Psilocorsis exagitata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. Psilocorsis at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (10): 318


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