Meridarchis unitacta

Meridarchis unitacta is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Meridarchis unitacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Carposinidae
Genus:
Meridarchis
Species:
M. unitacta
Binomial name
Meridarchis unitacta
Diakonoff, 1970

This species has a wingspan of 19mm, and is characterized by its long, narrow wings, and black irrorated markings appearing greyish except for a jet-black dot below the end of the posterior side of costal triangle.[2]

References
  1. Afro Moths
  2. Diakonoff, A. 1970a. Lepidoptera Tortricoidea from Tsaratanana Range (North Madagascar). - Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. 37:149–150.


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