Psittacastis cosmodoxa

Psittacastis cosmodoxa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Peru.[1]

Psittacastis cosmodoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Psittacastis
Species:	P. cosmodoxa
Binomial name
Psittacastis cosmodoxa Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are leaden grey with a rather oblique violet-golden-metallic streak from the costa at one-third, edged with black on both sides, more broadly towards the costa anteriorly, almost meeting a similar erect streak from the dorsum in the middle, edged black anteriorly. Beyond these is a broad brownish-ochreous transverse band dilated towards the costa, limited posteriorly by an inwards-oblique pale yellowish black-edged mark from the costa at four-fifths and an erect violet-golden-metallic streak from the dorsum at four-fifths. A rather down-curved light blue-grey line connects the apices of the two dorsal streaks and from the apex of the yellowish mark, a violet-golden-metallic line runs to the apex of a rather oblique blue-grey fasciate streak from the middle of the costa. There is also a blue-grey line along the costa from the middle to the yellowish mark and a violet-golden-metallic terminal fascia. The apical prominence is orange. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

1. "Psittacastis Meyrick, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (13): 399