Taygete barydelta

(Taygete barydelta)

Description

Taygete barydelta is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Brazil (Para). 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Taygete
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