Rectiostoma leuconympha

Rectiostoma leuconympha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Brazil.[2]

Rectiostoma leuconympha
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R. leuconympha
Binomial name
Rectiostoma leuconympha
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Setiostoma leuconympha Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous suffused with purple towards the costa. There is a white basal patch tinged yellow on the costal edge occupying less than half of the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References

  1. "Rectiostoma Becker in Heppner, [1982]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Setiostoma leuconympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. Neotropical Microlepidoptera XX: Revision of the Genus Setiostoma (Lepidoptera: Stenomidae)


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