Cerconota recurvella

Cerconota recurvella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Cerconota
Species:	C. recurvella
Binomial name
	Cerconota recurvella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia recurvella Walker, 1864; Stenoma pseudacma Meyrick, 1918;

Cerconota recurvella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Guianas, Colombia and Tefé, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are light bronzy brownish, posteriorly brassy tinged and with the costal edge purple fuscous, beneath this several slight cloudy purple-whitish marks from one-fourth to near the apex. There is some obscure irregular grey marking on the basal area, and indicating two faint irregular-dentate lines angulated near the costa, running from one-fourth and beyond the middle of the costa to two-fifths and two-thirds of the dorsum respectively. There is a zigzag series of six small black dots from four-fifths of the costa to a small blackish pre-tornal spot. The hindwings are light grey, with the apical edge suffused with pale ochreous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Cerconota recurvella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Description of Stenoma pseudacma in Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (7): 203 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Cerconota recurvella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] Description of Stenoma pseudacma in Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (7): 203 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.