Parochromolopis psittacanthus
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | P. psittacanthus
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Binomial name | |
Parochromolopis psittacanthus Heppner, 1980
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Parochromolopis psittacanthus is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1980.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 4-4.6 mm. The forewings are tan with black-tipped scales basally between the veins and at the margins, as four tufts along the dorsal margin, and inward at each tuft, as well as three spots mid-wing, at the end of the cell, on the distal one-fourth and subapically. There are brown scales between black-tipped scales from mid-wing to the apex. The hindwings are grey fuscous.
The larvae feed on Psittacanthus calyculatus. They bore in the fruits of their host plant.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Heppner, J.B. 1980: A new Parochromolopis (Epermeniidae) from Costa Rica. ISSN 0024-0966 Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 34(1): 48-50.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1980
- Epermeniidae
- Moths of Central America
- Epermenioidea stubs