Promenesta autampyx

Promenesta autampyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Promenesta
Species:	P. autampyx
Binomial name
	Promenesta autampyx; Meyrick, 1925
Synonyms
	Promenesta citroscia Meyrick, 1931;

Promenesta autampyx is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Peru, Paraguay and Brazil.^[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are light yellow, with the costal edge orange yellow and sometimes a grey transverse mark on the end of the cell. There is a moderate terminal fascia of light violet-grey suffusion extending around the apex and tornus, and the terminal edge is deep fulvous. The hindwings are rather dark grey.^[2]

References[]

^ Promenesta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Description of Promenesta citroscia in Exotic Microlepidoptera 4 (1): 46

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[1] Promenesta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Description of Promenesta citroscia in Exotic Microlepidoptera 4 (1): 46

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