Psilocorsis minerva

Psilocorsis minerva is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1928.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]

Psilocorsis minerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Psilocorsis
Species:
P. minerva
Binomial name
Psilocorsis minerva
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia minerva Meyrick, 1928

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are violet, closely striated and strigulated transversely with dark fuscous and with slight indications of some minute whitish-ochreous strigulae on the costa between these. 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 minerva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. Psilocorsis at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (14-15): 477


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