Taygete barydelta

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Taygete barydelta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
T. barydelta
Binomial name
Taygete barydelta
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis barydelta Meyrick, 1923

Taygete barydelta is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Pará, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are yellow whitish, scattered with black scales and with large blackish flattened-triangular spots on the costa near the base and at one-third and three-fifths, smaller blackish spots on the dorsum opposite the two posterior. There is also a triangular blackish apical spot. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2015). "Taygete barydelta (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 15.


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